Don Eberly’s editorial, “Stakes Beyond the White House” [Dec. 14], makes some good points about the need for nonpolitical Christian action. However, it seems to underestimate the need for Christian political action. Aside from the clear examples of the influence of the kings of Israel and Judah on their countries (which some might be tempted to brush off as a “special case” of a “theocracy”), what about the roles of the kings of Babylon and Persia? Why are those not good precedents for “political rulers” to make pro-Christian decrees?
Thomas F. Harkins, Jr.
Fort Worth, Tex.
Eberly said we need “cultural” strategies to rehabilitate the family, particularly fatherhood. I would like to hear him spell out what these strategies are, and how we can get them into place and working.
Carol K. Larson
Rochester, Minn.
Waiting for that Day
Messianic or “apocalyptic fever” is hardly recent, as Timothy George’s editorial so readily confesses [“Apocalyptic Fever,” Dec. 14]. It was seen in the first century (Thessalonian congregation) and, I believe, will be seen until Christ does return. Yet, while it’s natural to anticipate the parousia, Scripture clearly warns Christians to avoid speculations about when it will occur.
Many fall prey to excessive “apocalyptic fever” due to faulty presuppositions. For the Thessalonians, it seems to be the false teaching that the resurrection of the dead had already occurred. Today Christendom has been saturated with an eschatological view deeply rooted in premillennialism. While George and others are “convinced” premillennialists, other eschatological interpretations seem to be more reasonable, historically valid, and biblical. So while the premillennialists search “literally” to interpret ...
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