This short treatise looks at the topic of Political Science from a Christian perspective. A. T. Jones draws on his wealth of knowledge of history to show why it is that nations decayed and fell; why their governments became weak and could not hold the society together anymore.
He deals with the Biblical principle that “righteousness exalts a nation” (Proverbs 14:34), and shows that self-government (also known as self-control, or temperance) lies at the foundation of the strength of a nation. If the citizens have self-government, then their national government will be strong.
Since it is only the gospel of Jesus Christ that can give man back his dignity and self-control, then true religion has much to do with the stability of nations.
Contents
- Eternal and Foundation Principles
- Two Kinds of Government
- The History of Government
- The Establishing of Imperialism
- The Perpetuation of Imperialism
- Character of Earthly Monarchy
- Rome: Self-Government
- Rome: the Decline of Self-Government
- Ecclesiastical Government of Rome
- Departure from True Principle I
- Departure from True Principle II
- The End of Earthly Human Government
Jones also deals with the Roman republic and the causes of its decay, and parallels this with the similar path pursued by the nations of today, especially America, the nation above all others that stood for the principle of self-government.
This is a very important book for the times that we live in. 77p
