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A 250th Anniversary Look at the Declaration's View of Civil Government [God, Law, and Liberty]
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On this 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, David examines what it says about the purpose of civil government and why it is instituted in light of the Apostle Paul’s warning not to be "spoiled" by philosophies of men that are not "after Christ. Is what the Declaration says about civil government more in accord with John Locke's 17th century philosophy or the theology of Abraham Kuyper? And if the former, what should future generations aspire to?