Recently, in reading about Thomas Shepard, one of the early Puritan pastors of New England, I was struck by references to how the state called upon the church to set times aside for prayer for the commonwealth.
This is really a beautiful thing, when you think about it. The church instructs the state; and the state learns its lessons so well, that it turns around and commissions the church to special seasons of prayer, (within its discretion and jurisdiction).
I think the next time our president asks us to pray, we ought to take heed, and fulfill the request.
The Forum for Ecclesiocentricity is designed to educate Christians and non-Christians alike to understand the Biblical teaching concerning the Church (the "Puritan" church in particular), with regard to its principal role on the earth. When this is achieved, it is hoped that the Church would then be in a better position to convey Christ's redemptive virtues to the civil government (state), and the family. (You may email me at: markjhenninger@gmail.com)
