Politics According to the Bible
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False #1. Government should compel religion Jesus distinguished the realms of God and Caesar (Matt. 22:20-21).
False #1. Government should compel religion Jesus refused to force people to believe in His teachings (Lk. 9:52-54).
False #1. Government should compel religion Jesus did not come to set up an Earthly Kingdom (Jn. 18:36).
False #2. Government should exclude religion It fails to distinguish the reasons for a law from the content of the law.
False #2. Government should exclude religion It overrides the will of the people and changes freedom of religion into freedom from religion.
False #2. Government should exclude religion It removes from a government God’s teaching about good and evil (Rom. 13:4).
False #2. Government should exclude religion Biblical Examples of God’s people giving counsel to rulers. – Daniel and King Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 4:27) – John the Baptist and Herod (Lk. 3:19) – Apostle Paul and Felix (Acts 24:25)
Where do we draw the Line?