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Originally Posted by Esaias
The church's role in government:
Matthew 28:18-20 KJV
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. [19] Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: [20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Mark 16:15 KJV
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. "Every creature" includes everybody in government, from the king or President down to the dogcatcher. The church is commissioned by Christ to be the teacher to all nations and everybody in those nations, including their governors and rulers. The goal is to evangelize not just the random people on the street or the random visitors to the church house, but every nation and everybody in those nations, from top to bottom and side to side. Our job is to be the hands and feet of God in converting the entire world to Christ. |
In order to do this, Christians must take God's side on every issue, and must champion the cause of Christ and His LORDSHIP and DOMINION and AUTHORITY in every issue. Rather than retreating from the field of battle and allowing the wicked to have free reign over society, we are to be the heralds of Christ's ascension to the Throne. That is to say,
we are to uphold the position that Christ is ruler of the nations and His Law-Word is the true "Supreme Law of the Land". We are to oppose any and every attempt to usurp Christ's authority (such as when society or its rulers attempt to evict Christ and His Gospel and his Word from being the Guiding Light by which they and society are to operate).
Unfortunately, most professing Christians have bought into the satanic lie of "separation of religion and politics" to the point that Christians have now practically no impact on society at large. When we should be taught from day one of our Christian life that Christ is King and therefore there is no such thing as a "separation of religion and politics". Christ's kingdom is "not of this world", but that doesn't mean that Christ is not really and truly KING. The very title "king" necessarily invokes the political. He is "King of kings" meaning He is the rightful God-ordained authority over all "rulers" and governors, regardless of who they are or who they think they are.
All governments must and ultimately will submit to Christ and His government:
Isaiah 9:6-7 KJV
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. [7] Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Micah 4:1-4 KJV
But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. [2] And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. [3] And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [4] But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.