Secret Church 20 – Session 1: How Does God Relate to Government?

About this sermon

How should Christians think about the government? How does God relate to government? In this session of Secret Church 20, Pastor David Platt provides an introduction to the topic of God, Government, and the gospel. He helps Christians to rightly understand the responsibility of government and how it relates to God’s global purpose. For more information visit https://radical.net/?session=session-1-introduction-5 Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 12:40 - Relating God to Government is a Large Topic 16:08 - Definitions To Know When Relating God to Government 18:42 - Clarification Is Important When Relating Government to God 23:10 - Challenges of Communication 23:49 - Context Is Important When Relating Government to God 25:20 - Important Covenants 32:46 - How Do Covenants Relate to Government? 37:20 - The Temptation to Abuse Scripture 39:50 - The Primary Function of Scripture 43:16 - Disunity of the church. 44:03 - Primary Doctrine 44:57 - Secondary Doctrine 46:14 - Tertiary Doctrine 46:58 - Applying This to Politics 51:50 - The Local Church Can Disagree Over Politics 55:26 - Avoiding Politics and Government is Disobedient to God 55:42 - Questions to Ask When Relating God and Government 59:14 - Division in the World 1:02:14 - A Prayer for Understanding 1:07:30 - Hold Tightly to God’s Word 1:10:54 - Outline of Topics

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• Church & Fellowship
• The Church
• Christian Living