In this episode, Pastor Aldo Leon interviews Pastor Gavin Beers, a minister of the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) in Burlington, NC. They discuss the biblical doctrine of the establishment principle, which teaches that civil magistrates have a duty to promote and protect true religion according to God's law. Pastor Beers explains the historical and theological background of this doctrine, as well as its implications for church and state relations in the present day. He also responds to some common objections and challenges from different perspectives, such as Roman Catholicism, Erastianism, Voluntarism, and R2K. This episode is a follow-up to a four-part conference that Pastor Beers delivered and published online on this same topic, which can also be found in previous episodes of Kingdom Polemics.

Pastor Gavin Beers is a native of Northern Ireland and a graduate of the Free Church Seminary, Inverness, Scotland. He currently serves as the minister of the FCC's first North Carolina, USA, congregation, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church. More information can be obtained from the Church's website: https://cornerstone-presbyterian.com/.

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