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For most evangelicals, political theology amounts to some form of the exasperated lament, “Can’t we just preach the gospel?” I’m inclined to think such voices may be more correct than we let on, but not in the way they think they are.
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The “good news” presented in Scripture is that a King, one of infinite power and righteousness, has come into His Kingdom. He bound the strong man, plundered his house, delivered those in bondage and established his rule over all the earth. Christ did not remain in the tomb and He did not stay in an inner room. He ascended to the ancient throne eternally prepared by His Father. Because of this “good news”, all those who submit to His rule are blessed, forgiven, and have hope – including the rulers of the earth. For about 500 years, protestant theologians have commonly called this doctrine the “mediatorial kingship of Christ”. Jesus Christ is King, right now. Though He is in Heaven, He rules on Earth, right now. And thus all other kings (rulers, authorities, men and women) are either living in a state of rebellion or obedience, right now.
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In late August, I gave public comment at the monthly Durham Public School (DPS) board meeting. A week before this meeting, the North Carolina legislature had passed (via veto override) a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” that directly targeted certain trends in government education relating to “sexual education” and LGBTQ+ conversion tactics. … Before the evening wrapped, rainbow Bolsheviks would rhetorically if not legally inveigh a doctrine of the lesser magistrate …
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Caleb Goodnight is a freelance video director and producer in North Carolina and a pastoral intern at Christ Church NC. He is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, a husband, and father to five children.
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