Comments on: A Letter to the Editor Reformed Presbyterian Witn… http://deregnochristi.org/2007/02/14/letter-to-editor-reformed-presbyterian/ The Reign of Christ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:29:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Rusty http://deregnochristi.org/2007/02/14/letter-to-editor-reformed-presbyterian/#comment-380 Rusty Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:50:00 +0000 http://deregnochristi.org/?p=80#comment-380 It's ironic that Christian governments over the centuries have glorified government as something much greater than a "necessary evil," but gov. as a "necessary evil" that should be severely limited due to the propensities of man was largely a perspective developed by deists like Paine, who must assume a lesser degree of depravity in the minds of men than does the church. Shame on us. It’s ironic that Christian governments over the centuries have glorified government as something much greater than a “necessary evil,” but gov. as a “necessary evil” that should be severely limited due to the propensities of man was largely a perspective developed by deists like Paine, who must assume a lesser degree of depravity in the minds of men than does the church. Shame on us.

]]> By: calvinsculture http://deregnochristi.org/2007/02/14/letter-to-editor-reformed-presbyterian/#comment-381 calvinsculture Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:07:00 +0000 http://deregnochristi.org/?p=80#comment-381 Would it be fair to say that Augustine called government a "necessary evil:" it is necessary because of the evil?<BR/><BR/>I got that from Sproul Sr. Would it be fair to say that Augustine called government a “necessary evil:” it is necessary because of the evil?

I got that from Sproul Sr.

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