Resources on Civil Government

(1) Audio Resources

RADIO INTERVIEW

• Civil Rebellion (BBC Radio Ulster Talkback)

SERMON SERIES

Christ’s Kingdom Not of This World

(1) The Meaning  (John 18:36)
(2) The Proof  (John 18:36)
(3) The Elaboration  (John 18:37)

INDIVIDUAL SERMONS

• Honouring Those in Authority   (LD 39; I Peter 2:11-3:7)
• Our Calling in the Fifth Commandment   (LD 39; Romans 13)
• Submission to Civil Authority  (Romans 13:1) – Prof. Engelsma
• Resistance to Civil Authority  (Romans 13:2) – Prof. Engelsma

BELGIC CONFESSION CLASSES

Civil Government and Non-Rebellion (8 classes on Article 36)

• Introducing Civil Government (Eph. 6:1-9)
• The Origin of Civil Government and Capital Punishment (Gen. 9:1-7)
• Civil Government and Common Grace? (Jer. 29:1-9)
• Civil Resistance?—Paul (Rom. 13:1-10)
• Civil Resistance?—Peter and John (I Peter 2:9-3:7)
• Civil Resistance?—Christ in the Gospels (John 18:28-40)
• Grounds for Civil Rebellion? (Dan. 4:19-37)
• Civil Rebellion?—Texts, Lesser Magistrates and Occupying Powers (Gen. 14:1-16)

Anabaptist Political History and Theory (12 classes on Article 36)

• Anabaptists in History, Theology and Article 36 (Matt. 5:31-48)
• Anabaptist Political History: German Peasants’ Revolt and Münster Rebellion (Matt. 26:47-56)
• Münster and the Fairness of Article 36 (Rev. 11:3-15)
• May a Christian Participate in Civil Government? (Matt. 8:5-13)
• Anabaptist Arguments Against Employment by the State (Matt. 20:20-28)
• Anabaptist World-Flight (I Cor. 1:26-31)
• The Anabaptist Rejection of Oaths (II Cor. 1:12-24)
• Community of Goods—Introduction (Ps. 128)
• The Attraction of the Community of Goods (Ps. 24)
• Refuting “Scriptural” Arguments for the Community of Goods (II Cor. 8:1-15)
• A Community of Goods in Acts 2, 4 and 5?  (Acts 2:41-47; 4:32-37; 5:1-11)
• The Biblical View of Private Property (James 5:1-11)

(2) Written Resources

Articles

• Revivals and Magistrates (1)  (Hungarian) (Indonesian) (Italian)
• Revivals and Magistrates (2)  (Hungarian) (Indonesian) (Italian)
• Loyalist Rioting
• The Bible’s Message to “Protestant” Rioters  (Spanish)
• God’s Servant for Our Good: Essays on the Reformed Faith and Civil Government

Rome’s Geopolitical Goal

(1) Papal Absolutism  (Hungarian)
(2) Vatican II’s Declaration on Religious Freedom  (Hungarian)
(3) Rome’s Political Positions Today  (Hungarian)
(4) Rome’s Political Power Today  (Hungarian)
(5) Rome’s False Ecumenism with Eastern Orthodoxy and Anglicanism
(6) Rome’s False Ecumenism with Protestants
(7) Rome’s Ecumenical Methods with Protestants
(8) Rome’s Syncretism with Pagan Religions
(9) Rome’s Goal of World Dominion

(3) Related Resource Pages

• Eschatology
• Church Office & Feminism

(4) Off-Site Resources

Special Issue of the Standard Bearer

• The Reformed Faith on Civil Government (1988; vol. 65, issue 5)

Other Standard Bearer Articles

• Another Look at Nonresistance (1) – Prof. Engelsma
• Another Look at Nonresistance (2) – Prof. Engelsma
• Conditional Submission? (1) – Prof. Engelsma
• Conditional Submission? (2) – Prof. Engelsma
• The Christian and Civil Government – Prof. Engelsma

Protestant Reformed Theological Journal Articles

• The Messianic Kingdom and Civil Government – Prof. Engelsma   (Polish)
• Kingdom and Church in “Christian” Reconstruction – Rev. Ron Hanko
• Christian Reconstructionism, the Kingdom and Common Grace – Rev. Ron Hanko
• The Nature of the Visible Church – Rev. Ron Hanko
• Related Issues – Rev. Ron Hanko
  For a pdf containing the above 4 articles by Rev. Ron Hanko, click here.