The “Revolution” and Romans 13
July 4, 2024
Every year, we American Lutherans refight the so-called American Revolution from the perspective of Romans 13 and the Fourth (or for Protestants and Eastern Orthodox, the Fifth) Commandment.
I penned a few thoughts about the theology of the events leading up to, and following, July 4, 1776, and how we might understand it both legally and scripturally.
Click here if you are interested.
And if you celebrate the Independence Day holiday, enjoy the festivities!
Rev. Larry Beane [send him mail] serves as pastor at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gretna, LA and teaches high school Apologetics, Economics, and Government at Wittenberg Academy (online). Visit his blog.
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