Vishal Mangalwadi says that another way the Reformation changed society was that it made democratic government workable.
Ancient Rome and Greece had examples of democracy, but they resulted over time in mob rule and tyrants. In contrast, Indian Prime Minister Nehru in 1947 called himself the "First Servant" of the Indian people, "pledged to their service and their betterment." It was the result of studying the Bible's
political thought in Britain.
"Tyrants had good reasons to fear the Bible for it presented a God who delivered the Hebrews from the slavery of pharaoh." Jesus taught that "The Son of Man [himself] came not to be served, but to serve."
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