The Church and Politics: Historically and Currently
Last week we discussed Satan’s two-pronged guerrilla attack on Christianity in the mid-19th century—Marxism and evolution. They proved to be intellectual challenges in the public arena that, sadly, the church wasn’t equipped to handle and backed away from confronting. The timing was perfect for a new theological perspective. A group known as the “Brethren,” led by a former Anglican clergyman named John Darby, made its appearance on the scene in the 1830s.. The movement was born in Ireland and began to spread over the…