Tabletalk Magazine, August 2004: A Defining Era: The History of the Church in the Fourth Century (Biblia.com)

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The August 2004 issue of Tabletalk examines the history of the church in the fourth century. Contributors include R. C. Sproul, John D. Hannah, Richard Gamble, George Grant, Ken Jones, Gene Edward Veith, and R. C. Sproul Jr.

The Bible, in Romans 13 and elsewhere, makes clear that emperors and other earthly authorities are indeed sanctioned and used by God to keep order in a sinful world. The state and the culture are subject to God’s moral law, which restrains evil and promotes justice even among non-believers. The accomplishments of civilization are good things, to be seen as blessings of God. The church, though, is a kingdom not of this world. It works not by coercive power but by the Word of God. The Holy Spirit calls

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