Our readings in this series are from the book, The King’s Heart: The Kingdom of God and Civil Government. Here is an excerpt from pages 120:
[C]ivil government must not be allowed to dictate or control the content of Christian preaching and teaching. For now, we don’t worry too much about this. But “hate speech” legislation and court rulings could soon infringe on the freedom of Christians to teach the Bible openly. Indeed, already preachers and other Christian teachers may feel constrained as to what they can teach out of fear of jeopardizing the tax-exempt status of their church or organization. But it is not the province of civil government to dictate or regulate the terms, times, or teachings of worship. This does not mean that any and all worship is legitimate; rather, it simply insists that all forms of lawful worship should be as directed under the guidance and regulation of God’s Word, and not the whims of magistrates.”
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T. M. Moore
