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The Christian's Political Responsibility according to the New Testament1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2009

C. E. B. Cranfield
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The New Testament contains a very considerable amount of material bearing on the political responsibility of the Christian—much more, I think, than someone who has not yet questioned it seriously on the subject would be likely to expect. It will, therefore, be wise for us, before attempting to draw out the New Testament teaching, to try to get a general idea of the various ranges of material which ought to be taken into account.

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Research Article
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Scottish Journal of Theology , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , June 1962 , pp. 176 - 192
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Copyright © Scottish Journal of Theology Ltd 1962

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References

page 179 note 1 ‘Some Observationson Romans xiii.1–7’ in New Testament Studies, VI, pp. 241–249.Google Scholar

page 188 note 1 See Barth, K., Church Dogmatics, III/4Google Scholar, § 55, 2, for an extremely valuable discussion of the question of war, pacifism, etc.

page 188 note 2 On the subject of armed rebellion see, in addition to the section of the Dogmatics cited above, Barth, K., The Knowledge of God and the Service of God (London, 1938), pp. 229–232.Google Scholar