Paperback, 188 pages

Published December, 2019

The Made Easy Series provides substantial studies on significant issues in a succinct and accessible format from an evangelical and Reformed perspective.

What are the Christian principles that impact practical politics? What are the Christian answers to the political challenge in our time? What does the Christian worldview have to say about the troublesome social issues of our day?

Political Issues Made Easy is a helpful manual for establishing a soundly biblical approach to socio-political issues. This highly readable (made easy!) book covers a number of important issues impacting politics in the modern world. It works from political presuppositions and biblical principles of government to specific practical political issues. Issues such as national defense, borders and immigration, economics, limited government, gay rights, and more. It even provides important insight into the pesky “lesser-of-two-evils” voting dilemma (confirming the Christian's voting for the lesser-of-evils).

This book is a reformulation of my ’s earlier book, Political Christianity. Since the Barack Obama Presidency these issues have become even more important.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface
Introduction
    Our Sad Situation
    Our God’s Revelation
    Our Book’s Intention
1. Worldview Analysis
    Technical Definition
    Biblical Foundation
    Political Application
    Conclusion
2. American History
    Introduction
    Our Colonial Foundation
    Our Legal History
    Conclusion
3. Moral Values
    Introduction
    Our Current Predicament
    Our Moral Foundation
    Our Political Lethargy
    Our Immoral Circumstances
    Our Current Concerns
    Conclusion
4. Foundational Law
    Introduction
    Covenantal Backdrop
    Constitutional Parallel
    Judicial Danger
    Conclusion
5. Limited Government
    Introduction
    Biblical Principles
    Constitutional Law
    Conclusion
6. Economic Freedom
    Introduction
    Our National Problem
    The Bible and Economic Dangers
    The Bible and Economic Blessings
    Conclusion
7. National Defense
    Introduction
    Military Issues
    Border Issues
    Conclusion
8. Lesser-of-Evils Voting
    Introduction
    Our Current Dilemma
    Our Christian Response
    Our Long-Term Strategy
    Conclusion

 FROM THE PREFACE

   Beginning with the Presidency of Barack Hussein Obama (2008–2015), America began a radical shift to the left. In doing so, the nation was leaving behind its Christian foundations, Constitutional moorings, and common sense.
    It is unfortunate that many evangelical Christians are alarmed at the direction the country is taking. This is unfortunate because they all should be. Christians must understand the issues and take a stand against this leftward lurch. We must do so if we are to have any hope for America continuing as it was originally founded — as a Constitutional Republic.
    This book was originally published in 2012 under the title Political Christianity. It was published with a pseudonym (“Christian Citizen”); I was the “Christian Citizen” who wrote it. The only part of the original that I did not write was the Appendix. The publisher edited it by taking the final chapter and adding a alternative position in order to provide “balance.” That Appendix has been removed, returned to its original form, and re-inserted as the final chapter. This chapter is my argument in defense of voting for the lesser-of-evils (see ch. 8 below).
     Much has changed dramatically in these last few years. Consequently, some of the negative alarms sounded within have actually come-to-pass. Though slightly dated now, most of these have been retained in the current edition. This is in order to demonstrate from where we have come and to show how we have gotten to this point. Maintaining much of the concerns as originally expressed in the 2012 edition will show the reality and danger of slippery-slope concerns.
    Christian apologist Cornelius Van Til warned of the deleterious effect of unbelief on one’s life. He warned of a society’s “integration downward into the void” when it turns from Christian truth and begins to “suppress the truth in unrighteousness” (Rom. 1:18). I hope this book will motivate Christians to get involved in social and political discourse with a view to reversing our dangerous downward slide.
    Actually, we are no longer caught up in a downward “slide.” Rather, we are now witnessing a full-scale collapse of our society, culture, and legal system. We must apply Paul’s concerned observation and committed determination:
    “The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.” (2 Cor. 10:4–5)
Come, let us reason together!