When the church begins to lose the power of the gospel, she inevitably turns to the power of force, or the state. Constantine was the first to legislate a Sunday closing law, in 321 AD. This was a religious law, enacted on behalf of the Christian bishops of the Roman church, in order to increase … Continue reading Original Sunday Legislation
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Original Sunday Legislation
April 22nd, 2019Individuality in Religion
April 22nd, 2019Religious Liberty, or “Soul Liberty” (as Roger Williams termed it), is the right of the soul to be free in its expression of faith toward God, without oppression or interference from others. The cornerstone of this idea is that God is the author of freedom, and that Jesus Christ came to restore this freedom in … Continue reading Individuality in Religion
Religious Liberty
April 22nd, 2019The six chapters that comprise this booklet were originally printed as weekly articles in The Southern Watchman, from August 15 to September 19, 1905. They are remarkable in that they present Religious Liberty (or freedom) as something which is inherent in the nature of God, and which He always gives to man, even though man … Continue reading Religious Liberty
The Two Republics
April 22nd, 2019This extensive book traces the history of the republic of Rome, and how it eventually decayed into a false theocratical government used by the Catholic Church; and then compares this with the republic of the United States of America, and how it is prophesied to follow a similar course (in Revelation 13), and indeed already … Continue reading The Two Republics