Political Tension
Matt Vorhees
August 4, 2019

I. There are two

in conflict (Gen. 11:1-9; John 18:36-37)


II. Followers of Christ have dual (Phil. 3:20-21; cf. Dan. 6:10; Acts 4:19-20)

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. —Phil. 3:20-21

III. Jesus is neither

nor (Josh. 5:13-15; Matt. 22:15-22)

IV. The government is called by God to

(Rom. 13:1-7)

V. The church is called to affect culture through

(Matt. 28:19-20; 1 Tim. 2:1-4; Acts 2:47)

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. —Matt. 28:19-20

…praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. —Acts 2:47