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NASB | Daniel 2:37 "You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength and the glory; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Daniel 2:37 "You, O king, are the king of [earthly] kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength and the glory; [Jer 25:9; 27:6; 28:14] |
Subject: dictatorship superior to democracy? |
Bible Note: "Church" and "America" are not the same thing. We are called to be very active in the public sphere, shaping the world in which we live. Faith is not just a private, "in the safety of my home" thing. But it is also dangerous when the church panders to be the "State Religion". I have been reading an interesting book: "A Peculiar People", by Rodney Clapp. He shows how the church needs to think more broadly about shaping a culture of justice, in the image of God, that can critique the larger culture. The culture-shaping power of the church has been denied by both the evangelicals and the liberals, by wistfully wishing to turn back the clock. Look at how radical, and political, the early church was! Before compromising with the Roman Empire. Now there is a model to follow. |