Spirit of Prophecy Counsels Relating To Church-State Relationships
- A Word From the Compilers
- I—Some Basic Principles—God’s Government and Earthly Governments
- God The Supreme Ruler—Man A Free Moral Agent
- God Does Not Coerce The Will
- Principles Of God’s Government
- God Never Forces Man’s Conscience
- Man Not Compelled To Comply
- God Rules By Love, Not Compulsion
- Comment On Joshua 24:15
- Laws Of Earthly Governments Should Be In Harmony With Law Of Jehovah
- Freedom Of Choice A God-Given Right
- Christ’s Kingdom Not Established By Force Of Arms But By Implanting A New Principle In The Heart
- God’s Government In Contrast With Earthly Governments
- The Kingdom Of Christ Not An Earthly Dominion
- Settling Temporal Affairs Not A Part Of Christ’s Work
- Christ’s Kingdom A Spiritual Kingdom
- Subjects Of Christ’s Kingdom Not Recognized By Worldly Kingdoms
- Christ Does Not Compel—He Desires Only Voluntary Service
- Freedom Through A Knowledge Of Truth
- True Object Of National Government
- A Government That Savors Not Of Oppression
- Duty Of State To Protect Liberty Of Conscience
- Rights Of All To Be Acknowledged
- All Earthly Power Under God’s Control
- All Rulers Are Under God’s Rule
- Kings And Nations Under God’s Rule
- God Over All
- The Secret Of National And Individual Prosperity
- Rulers Need To Realize Their Amenability To God’s Law
- Rulers Of Nations Responsible To Be Representatives Of God
- Rulers Are God’s Servants
- No Place For Man’s Theories
- Correcting “Heretics” Through Civil Power Is Satan’s Method
- “God Was Preparing The Hearts Of Kings”
- Angels, Good And Bad, Influence Rulers
- Angels Speak In Councils
- II—The Christian’s Attitude Toward Civil Authorities
- III—Heroes Of Faith—The World’s True Noblemen
- IV—Seventh-day Adventists And Politics
- V—Satan’s Efforts To Destroy God’s Government—The Dragon’s Voice
- VI—The Struggle For Religious Freedom In Reformation days and later
- VII—Tax Exemption, Grants and Favors
- VIII—Miscellaneous Questions Involving Church-State And Other Relationships