In the Spirit's Power - William W. Prescott

or may not be crime. A man may be a murderer of
the blackest type before God, and not be guilty of a
crime. I may be an idolater, breaking God’s law
every day, and not have committed a single crime.
I may be dark and deep-stained with sin, and not
commit any crime.
Morality and Civility
God’s government is moral; Caesar’s
government is civil. Christ deals with morality. But
we must understand what morality is. There is an
accommodated sense of the word, in which we say,
“He is not a Christian, but he is a moral man.”
When we come to the strict sense of the word, it
means “One that is in harmony with God’s law.”
The word “civil” has to do with the relations
between man and man; the word “moral” has to do
with the relations between man and God. The truly
moral man will be civil, you may be sure of that,
and the only purpose of civil government is to
make those men civil who would not be otherwise,
who are not governed by the higher law of
morality, the law of God in the heart.
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