This lengthy series looks at the complex relationship between Christ, His Church, individual Christians and the culture in which they live. It shows that while Christ is Lord of both the Church and all nations, the way in which He rules each sphere is distinct, and Christians and the Church are called to act accordingly. This series advocates a two-kingdom model, which has a lengthy history in the Church but is usually not the model advocated by most evangelical Christians in America.
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Christians are citizens of the common kingdom because they are humans, but they are also citizens of the redemptive kingdom because they have been born again in Christ, and they must never confuse or merge these kingdoms. John 17:14-18 Reading: Psalm 47:1-9 Listen to the teaching Look at the teaching […]
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Our primary identity comes from God’s call placing us in Christ, but He has also given each of us individual calls – a particular mixture of desires, gifts, talents, responsibilities, relationships, and opportunities that we receive from God and develop and nurture throughout life to allow each of us to love and serve God and our neighbor.
1 Corinthians 7:17-24
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The church is God’s nation, comprised of people from every nation and culture, and her primary allegiance is to God’s kingdom rather than each member’s preferred culture.
Galatians 3:26-29
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Daniel serves as an example of how God sojourning exile people are to remain distinct in their faith and worship yet labor with unbelievers in the common kingdom, in order that God may use us to draw people into His redemptive kingdom.
Daniel 1
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In this age Christians are sojourning exiles, serving with unbelievers in our common kingdom and culture, as we long for our heavenly home.
Jeremiah 29:1-14
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In this age Christians are sojourning exiles, serving with unbelievers in our common kingdom and culture, as we long for our heavenly home.
Hebrews 11:8-10, 13-16
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A video answering the question of whether or not Christians should/can support unbiblical political positions or laws.
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The Mosaic covenant of law was given to Israel for life in the promised land and was never intended as the basis for government in the common kingdom, and even its function within the people of God has changed with the new covenant.
Deuteronomy 31:9-13
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Government has been given by God as part of the common kingdom of man to promote justice and maintain order, and Christians are called to pray for and submit to their government whenever possible.
Romans 13: 1-7
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Government has been given by God as part of the common kingdom of man to promote justice and maintain order, and Christians are called to pray for and submit to their government whenever possible.
1 Corinthians 5:9-13
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After the fall, God instituted a distinction between the kingdom of man, the realm of common grace ruled through general revelation, and the kingdom of God, the realm of saving grace ruled through special revelation.
Romans 2:14-15
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After the fall, God instituted a distinction between the kingdom of man, the realm of common grace ruled through general revelation, and the kingdom of God, the realm of saving grace ruled through special revelation, in order to preserve the human race and redeem His people.
John 18:33-36
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Humans were created to cultivate culture by ruling and developing God’s creation, but the fall caused significant changes in creation and necessitated redemption.
Genesis 1:26-28; 2:15-17; 3:14-20
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Jesus Christ is the risen and exalted Lord over all things, ruling every square inch of the universe for God’s glory.
Matthew 28:18-20
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