Summary: Throughout Church history Christians have had to grapple with trying to define the role of national governments in their lives. They have had to work to come to a proper understanding of the relationship between Church and state. At times Christians have seen themselves as completely independent, choosing to disdain and despise human governments. At other times Christians have sought to thoroughly intertwine the two, wrapping their Christianity in their nation’s flag. In this important five-part series, Pastor Mike explores the critical balance between these two extremes. He walks verse-by-verse through this central passage in Romans 13 which speaks clearly to this perpetually relevant topic and discovers how to live as God’s righteous expatriates, right here in the United States of America.
