Kingdom First: Church and Nation Conversation [Episode 1]

Kingdom First: Church and Nation Conversation [Episode 1]

 

Host:

Tim Prince

 

Guests:

Steve Holsteen

Dan Fosterling

Rachel Paulose

 

 

WATCH SERMON SERIES: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfe6wpwYEF6zxTqix5ZNrJny2JRjg9oUJ

 

 

0:00 – Opening Comments

 

1:19 – Guest Introductions

 

4:27 - Since God has made it clear that he is going to judge the nations, what is the standard that a nation is judged against? What does a righteous nation look and operate like?

 

9:52 - When Jesus says in Matthew 28 that we are to go and make disciples of all the nations, how do you understand that then in light of what we've just said?

 

12:53 - Let's say a person enters the political realm, runs for state office, is part of their work as followers of Jesus is to help the law or the state conform to the law of God?

 

15:43 - Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord – will even Gentile nations will be judged according to God’s law

 

17:59 - Do you really think that God intends to safeguard liberty?

 

23:00 – What does proper Christian engagement look like in light of Romans 13 and the rest of Scripture?

 

30:22 – What would you say about someone running for government on an explicitly Christian platform?

 

34:41 – Example: local school boards passing policies that would require a display of the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Is this church overreach?

 

40:13 - An attempt was made to assassinate President Trump, how are you praying for the country right now? What are you asking the Lord to do?

 

 

RACHEL’S RECOMMENDATIONS:

Great American writings:

Declaration of Independence - http://bit.ly/3y19HZ7

United States Constitution - https://bit.ly/3Lunp9U

Gettsyburg Address - https://bit.ly/3Y5HxGY

Inaugural Addresses of Lincoln - https://bit.ly/4d9dL8F

Inaugural Addresses of Kennedy - https://bit.ly/4d1JfgP

Letter from a Birmingham Jail - https://bit.ly/4d9eZkl

 

Books that shaped America (from a variety of perspectives):

The Federalist Papers - https://amzn.to/4bLY3iI

Uncle Tom’s Cabin - https://amzn.to/3Segi9n

Democracy in America - https://shorturl.at/pAByP

Atlas Shrugged - https://amzn.to/3WbgKqg

A People’s History of the United States - https://amzn.to/3y42qI2

 

 

TIM’S RECOMMENDATIONS:

Last Call for Liberty: How America's Genius for Freedom Has Become Its Greatest Threat. Os Guiness - https://amzn.to/46bovAZ