weaponising religious freedom

Constantine used ‘religious freedom’  to advance his empire. Are today’s politicians making the same fatal error?

BARNABAS FUND

Old Testament Israel operated as a theocracy under Mosaic Law, with success or failure of the nation relying simply on the extent of the people’s obedience, or otherwise, to God. Under the direct rule of God, the notion of religious freedom did not arise. God commanded His people to ‘care for the stranger and foreigner in their midst’ (Deuteronomy 10:19). In the case of the Gibeonites, there was the extra protection of a special covenant or treaty (Joshua 9:3-27). However, under the God-ordained rule of state (Romans 13:3-4) in the Church age religious freedoms must be established and preserved through a constitution and the rule of law.