When I begin to explain that I think there should be “significant Christian influence“ on the government, sometimes people ask me if I think the United States is a “Christian nation.” However, that question cannot be answered with a simple “yes” or “no” until we define more carefully what we mean by “a Christian nation.” In this episode, we also take a look at a few historical examples of Christian influence on secular governments which bolster the position advocated for in this podcast, which is for: Significant Christian Influence.”

Establishing scriptural support for this position of “Significant Christian Influence on Government,” through the Old Testament and the New Testament.

An introduction the the host of the PearlCast, Jenna Hays. Founder of The Pearl Projects www.thepearlprojects.org Founder of The School of Life www.theschool-of-life.org President of Classical Quest for Education www.classicalquest.org

This episode covers the 5th of the “Five wrong views about Christians and Government,” according to Dr. Wayne Grudem. These first five episodes were intended to establish the basic principles when it comes to understanding politics according to the Bible and working through the most common mistaken views held by many Christians. Jenna spends time at the end describing her observation about the response, generally speaking, from Christian leaders at the onset of the Covid pandemic and the political implications of that time period. Having the body of Christ equipped with a comprehensive biblical worldview on things like government, law and politics has increasingly become a necessity for the edification and the overall health of the body of Christ in the West who is at every turn, influenced and affected by politics.

This episode analyzes a commonly mistaken view regarding the role of Christians in politics which is that Christians shouldn’t get involved in politics and should “just preach the gospel.” Dr. Grudem demonstrates how this idea is shortsighted and neglects significant biblical context and application.

Here we wrap up the 3rd of the 5 sadly mistaken views about the role of Christians in Politics, from the perspective of Dr. Wayne Grudem as described in his masterful book titled, “Politics According to the Bible.”

Part 1 — In this episode, Jenna walks listeners through the 3rd of 5 sadly mistaken views when it comes the role of Christians in Politics.

In this episode, Jenna continues with the 2nd of the 5 broadly held mistaken views regarding the role of Christians in politics according to Dr. Wayne Grudem.

In this episode, Jenna introduces Dr. Wayne Grudem as the author of “Politics According to the Bible” which will be the text that is used (read aloud) to assess each major topic in politics, government and law. In the book, before diving into each of the political topics and before explaining his own understanding of the proper role of Christians in politics, he examines what he believes are 5 sadly mistaken views regarding the role of Christians in politics that have been propagated by many writers throughout history. Then, he proposes what he thinks is a better, more balanced solution. The first of these mistaken views discussed today is the view that “Government should compel religion.”