FYI from BATR

My attitude toward civil government is grounded on what the apostle Paul teaches about the depravity of man. This teaching allows us to see through the fallacies contained in such statements that, if only all men would live up to the ideals of the Sermon on the Mount, the kingdom of God would be realized on earth. The Christian Gospel is not to be found in the Sermon on the Mount but rather in Paul’s proclamation of justification by faith and by grace. Man is basically incapable of saving himself, and that is why it is such “Good News” that God sent His Son into the world to save the world.