Caring about the Persecuted Church: Balancing the Lessons of Romans 13 and Revelation 13

The article focuses on the process of payment of taxes by Christians and mentions capricious governance in the Roman empire. Topics discussed include protection of human rights, incident of slaughter of Christians in states such as Syria and Iraq, and analysis of the biblical texts for punishing the...

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Published in:Evangelical review of theology
Main Author: Johnson, Thomas K. 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Paternoster Periodicals [2020]
In: Evangelical review of theology
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
HC New Testament
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
SA Church law; state-church law
Further subjects:B Christians
B Bible. Offenbarung des Johannes 13
B Farms
B GOOD & evil
B Human Rights
B Bible. Römerbrief 13
B Syria
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Summary:The article focuses on the process of payment of taxes by Christians and mentions capricious governance in the Roman empire. Topics discussed include protection of human rights, incident of slaughter of Christians in states such as Syria and Iraq, and analysis of the biblical texts for punishing the evil.
ISSN:0144-8153
Contains:Enthalten in: Evangelical review of theology