We don’t have kings in the land of the free and home of the brave but we do have robbers. Robbers who think they lead and govern as they please.
In 1536 a letter was written and sent to the King of France by none other than John Calvin. He was commending his Institutes of the Christian religion as a helpful instrument of rule to the King.
“The characteristic of a true sovereign is, to acknowledge that, in the administration of his kingdom, he is a minister of God. He who does not make his reign subservient to the divine glory, acts the part not of a king, but a robber. He, moreover, deceives himself who anticipates long prosperity to any kingdom which is not ruled by the sceptre of God, that is, by his divine word. For the heavenly oracle is infallible which has declared, that “where there is no vision the people perish” (Prov. 29:18).”
John Calvin – letter to the King of France.
Soli Deo Gloria
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