Apollyon

by R. C. Sproul, Jr.

The bumper sticker is only half-right. It tells us, “I love my country; I fear my government.” It is a good thing to love one's country. And it is a great thing to distinguish between one's government and one's country. But there is a problem. We can and should recognize them as an enemy. We can revile them for their failure to bow before the King. We can prophecy against them for their rebellion, warning them of the wrath to come. But what we must never do is to fear them. Fear is reserved for our King.

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