The Confession of Faith and the Work of the Church in the New Age

Thornwell: The church is not an influence over society but the salvation of God's people. Machen himself expressed this idea quite clearly in a 1933 address given to social scientists, he says. Thornwell: You cannot expect from a true Christian church any official pronouncements upon the political or social questions of the day and you cannot expect cooperation with the state in anything involving the use of force.