Church and Government

With the 2024 national election upcoming it's important to for us to look back at what the Bible says about followers of Jesus and how we relate to the earthly governing bodies over us. In this episode we look at 3 categories for how the Bible tells us to view our government bodies. First, God is sovereign over our officials. Second, we are called to submit to the authorities in our lives. Third, there are times when those authorities might ask us to do something that violates a commandment of God and in those instances we choose God about them.

Scripture:

Romans 13:1-7

1 Peter 2:13-17

1 Timothy 2:1-2

Titus 3:1

John 19:11

Psalm 22:28

Proverbs 21:1

Matthew 22:21

Daniel 2:44

Daniel 2:21

John 19:10-11

Isaiah 9:6

Psalm 75:7

Philippians 3:20

Deuteronomy 16:18-20

1 Timothy 6:15-16