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Here is a little study which I hope will instruct the readers on the necessity of keeping the Bible in our governmental affairs.

-- A. V.

I was just reading Proverbs 14:19, "The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous."

This verse seems indicate the positive side to Edmund Burke's famous quotation.

When the good are involved in governing, the wicked will cooperate (whether by force or by reason, they will cooperate with the rule of righteous law). When good men fail to govern morally, evil will rule.

I'm convinced that the reason hedonists have such a strong influence upon Congress and other branches of government on all levels is because believers have left a political void for the wicked to fill. This theory, as put forth by Burke, appears to be rooted in Proverbs 14:19.

Verses 22, 23, and 34 also attest to the positive effects of God's people being involved in government. Though these truths certainly apply to other spheres of life, there is enough context in the chapter to indicate that they most certainly can be applied to the political realm.

"Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

"In all labour there is profit: but the talk of lips tendeth only to penury.

"Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people."

My conclusion from this is that the Solomon is teaching that God's people need to be pro-actively involved in government in order to keep evil in subjection. To do any less is to allow the wicked to have unfettered control of society. For Christians, who are aware of how Biblical morality needs to be applied in government, to avoid getting involved would be sin according to James 4:17.

Editor's Note: Some would ask what a commentary on politics is doing in a conservative Christian magazine in the first place. I think that I speak for all the regular contributors to this magazine when I say that it is our firm conviction that religion (for lack of a better term) was never meant to be divorced from government.

It is an historical fact that this once-great nation was founded upon the knees of the patriots, and could not have come into being without the help of Providence. America today is in need of a patriotic revival, just as the Church is in need of a spiritual one. We need to return to the Constitution of the United States of America, and away from the modern liberal interpretations and mis-applications of that document.

Does Preach The Word endorse any particular candidate? I'm afraid not. By editorial decision, this periodical will limit itself to instructing the reader concerning conservative constitutional theory and the like, trusting in Providence to guide the voter according to Conscience.
-- J. K.