In America, we have a long history of valuing the concept of the separation of church and state. This idea historically referred to a division of labors between the church and the civil magistrate. However, initially both the church and the state were seen as entities ordained by God and subject to His governance. In that sense, the state was considered to be an entity that was “under God.” What has happened in the past few decades is the obfuscation of this original distinction between church and state, so that today the language we hear of separation of church and state, when carefully exegeted, communicates the idea of the separation of the state from God. In this sense, it’s not merely that the state declares independence from the church, it also declares independence from God and presumes itself to rule with autonomy.
R.C. Sproul
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Guard your Heart

LISTEN Oh, be careful little eyes, what you see Oh, be careful little eyes, what you see For the Father up above is looking down in love Oh, be careful…

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The man in the river is named Naaman. He had a very dreadful disease called the leprosy. It made sores come out over his body. No doctor could cure him, and he came to Elisha to be cured. Elisha told him to go and bathe in the river Jordan. And now he is bathing there, and he will be well. All these men who are with him are his servants, for Naaman is a very great and rich man. His chariot is waiting for him until he comes out of the river. It was God who made the water cure Namaan, because Elisha prayed it might cure him.

Naaman and Gehazi

A Sermon preached at Bethesda Chapel, Great George Street, Bristol, on Sunday Evening, May 2nd, 1897. _____ 2 Kings v. _____ A GREAT man was Naaman, a very great man,…

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The Beloved of the Lamb

A Sermon preached at Bethesda Chapel, Great George Street Bristol, on Whit-Sunday Evening, June 6th, 1897. _____ Revelation vii., 9-17. _____ “AFTER this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude,…

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How God Picks a King

1 Samuel 8 begins the story of Israel's first king, Saul, whom God rejected from being King over Israel. And the Lord said to Samuel, “Hearken to the voice of…

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The Lord’s Prayer

A Sermon preached at Bethesda Chapel, Great George Street, Bristol, on Sunday Evening, March 21st, 1897. _____ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for…

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The Twenty-Third Psalm

A Sermon preached at Bethesda Chapel. Great George Street, Bristol, on Sunday Evening, June 20th, 1897—Jubilee Sunday. _____ The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me…

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Revelation Song

LISTEN Worthy is the Lamb who was slain Holy, holy is He Sing a new song to Him who sits on Heaven's mercy seat Worthy is the Lamb who was…

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Being Grateful

Inspired by an article that explains results of a new study, that "being grateful" results in lower rates of early death, here is a brief Bible study on gratefulness... “When…

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Made for More

LISTEN I know who I am 'cause I know who You are The cross of salvation was only the start Now I am chosen, free and forgiven I have a…

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