‘When politics is

            given over to the Devil,

with the diminishing authority

                              of any entity

that can be called “Church”

        in relation to the state,

                one ought not be surprised

that the Devil overtakes politics.’ [i]

 

 

‘Finally be strong in the Lord

and in the strength of His might.

              Put on the whole armor of God,

that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

               For we do not wrestle

                                     against flesh and blood,

but

                                     against the rulers,

                                     against the authorities,

                                     against the cosmic powers

                                                     over this present darkness,

                                     against the spiritual forces

of evil in heavenly places.’ [ii]

 

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Source:

[i] Elshtain, J.B 2008 Sovereignty: God, State & Self, Basic Books, (p.79)

[ii] Paul, Ephesians 6:10-12

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