Render unto Caesar what is Lawfully Caesar's

Reformed Presbytery in North America

Covenanters are not anti-government people. We are not violent revolutionaries. We do not hate-lawful authority -whether in the family, church, or state-. We believe that all lawful authority is appointed by-God -within these various spheres- in order to promote His glory and the welfare of those made in His image.-To the contrary, we love our homeland, the land of our birth. We are peace-loving people who seek to follow-God's Word in Romans 12- 18- -If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.--However, we do grieve over the gross treason and tyranny committed by the Divine ordinance of civil-government in nations throughout the world. We mourn that civil magistrates have flagrantly and obstinately--abused God's authority in order to protect and defend idolatry, false religion, heresy, blasphemy, covenant--breaking, Sabbath-breaking, the murder of unborn children, sexual perversion of every kind, and legalized--theft through oppressive taxation. We humbly pray that God will by His Gospel and Spirit grant faith and-repentance to civil rulers that they might rule according to the lawful duties that are theirs as articulated in-God's Law and summarized in our Solemn League and Covenant. We will stand upon God's Word and the-faithful witnesses of Christ from the past, like the godly and learned Samuel Rutherford who was assailed with-the same false allegations, but who responded with these words--Truth to Christ cannot be treason to Caesar . . . -Lex Rex or The Law and the Prince, cited from Mr.-Rutherford's -Preface--.