Was the American Revolution Biblical?
This is an excellent question because we are commanded to obey secular authorities. What right, then, did Christians have for supporting the revolution, and should we look back upon their rebellion with pride? Keith Throop of the Reformed Baptist Blog tries to tackles these questions . As we consider this question (the same question which tore at every Christian Colonial household 234 years ago), we must consider it first and foremost from the Scripture. We, as believers, also have to understand that there is a difference between being pat rio tic and being Christian . Being Christian may well lead one to patriotism, or it may lead one to civil disobedience (two circumstances that, to be fair, are not always on opposing sides). For the most part, I am not sure I agree that the founding of America was a sin on the part of Christian participants, though I am not going to defend that position right now. The US exists because God wills it to do so, and ...