About this episode

David Forsythe discusses his book on the importance of God's law in society and the distinction between Christian reformation and revolutionary politics.

Author and pastor David Forsythe joins the  Podcast for Cultural Reformation  to discuss his new Ezra Press book,  Reformation, Not Revolution: Why God’s Law Matters for Society.   In this episode, David shares how his time in missions, pastoral ministry, and politics shaped his conviction that Christ’s lordship extends to every area of life. He and Nate discuss the difference between Christian reformation and revolutionary politics, the abiding authority of God’s law, sphere sovereignty, the distinction between sins and crimes, and why no society can ever be religiously neutral.   This conversation challenges Christians to reject both retreat and reactionary revolution, and instead recover a biblical vision for faithful cultural engagement under the crown rights of Christ.

Topics covered

• Christian reformation
• God's law
• cultural engagement
• Christ's lordship
• sphere sovereignty
• religious neutrality

Keywords

• Christianity
• cultural reformation
• God's law
• politics
• missions
• pastoral ministry
• cultural engagement

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