Truth never tolerates a lie. Good never celebrates evil. Righteousness never participates in wickedness.

2 Chronicles 15:5-6
And in those times there was no peace to the one who went out, nor to the one who came in, but great turmoil was on all the inhabitants of the lands. So nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every adversity.

Whatever the Lord establishes, the devil seeks to sabotage.

2 Chronicles 15:3
For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law…

We cannot remove God from government and not expect godless governance.

2 Chronicles 15:3
For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law…

If the pulpit does not bring God’s views to bear, the people are left bare.

2 Chronicles 15:3
For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law…

A nation’s laws reveal a nation’s authority. And behind every authority is a jurisdiction.

2 Chronicles 15:4
For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law; but when in their trouble they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them.

Our land has been taken captive by groupthink and will only be set free by returning to how God thinks.

Discussion Questions

1. According to Romans 1:32, what is one of the signs of a culture that has been given over to a reprobate mind? Discuss this sequence: Tolerate / Celebrate / Participate.

2. What are the consequences of the land being “without the true God?” How does the removal of God from government create godless governance? What does that look like? (See Psalm 94:20-21)

3. What was the role of the teaching priest? (See Proverbs 29:18) How important is it for the pulpit to address the issues of our day from a biblical worldview? (See Romans 12:2 / Colossians 2:8 / 1 Corinthians 2:12-15). What does the recent Barna study reveal about the state of the pulpit and Christendom as a whole?

4. What are the consequences of the land being “without law?” What are the various forms of lawlessness? (Hint: anarchy, relativity, tyranny)

5. What does a nations laws reveal about the authority they are under? How should the Church respond in these trying times? (See 2 Chronicles 15:4; 2 Corinthians 10:3-6)