{"id":7505,"date":"2026-02-25T10:34:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/?p=7505"},"modified":"2026-02-26T03:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T03:34:44","slug":"the-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/?p=7505","title":{"rendered":"The State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7515\" src=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/blog-for-feb-2026-the-stae-zPcw8ognp84k4FfZn5Y6-0-n7ual-300x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"567\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/blog-for-feb-2026-the-stae-zPcw8ognp84k4FfZn5Y6-0-n7ual-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/blog-for-feb-2026-the-stae-zPcw8ognp84k4FfZn5Y6-0-n7ual-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/blog-for-feb-2026-the-stae-zPcw8ognp84k4FfZn5Y6-0-n7ual-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/blog-for-feb-2026-the-stae-zPcw8ognp84k4FfZn5Y6-0-n7ual.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><br \/>\n&#8220;God has ordained the state as a delegated authority; it is not autonomous.<br \/>\nThe state is to be an agent of justice, to restrain evil by punishing the<br \/>\nwrongdoer, and to protect the good in society.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7516 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/blog-for-feb-2026-the-state-OIP-233x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/blog-for-feb-2026-the-state-OIP-233x300.webp 233w, https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/blog-for-feb-2026-the-state-OIP.webp 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When it does the reverse, it has no proper authority.<br \/>\nIt is then a usurped authority and as such it becomes lawless and is tyranny.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Francis A. Schaeffer <em>A Christian Manifesto<\/em> Crossway Books (1981,1982) p.91<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &#8220;God has ordained the state as a delegated authority; it is not autonomous. The state is to be an agent of justice, to restrain evil by punishing the wrongdoer, and to protect the good in society. When it does the reverse, it has no proper authority. 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