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The WallBuilders Show

Building on the American Heritage Series - Christians in the Civil Arena

The WallBuilders Show

Tim Barton, David Barton & Rick Green

Wallbuilders Show, Education, Constitutional, Church, Christianity, History, Conservative, America, Family, Christian, Biblical, Religion & Spirituality, Wallbuilders.show, Government, News, Politics

4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

What if “ruler over ten cities” isn’t a cautionary tale but a reward for faithfulness? We open the door between faith and public life and keep it open, laying out a biblical and historical case that Christians not only can participate in government—they’re needed there. From Hebrews 11 to Romans 13 and the parable in Luke 19, we trace a throughline: God cares about how communities are led, and Scripture applies to every sphere, including policy. We get practical fast. We share where to find ...

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0:00.0

The only thing we have to fear is...

0:06.2

In war, there is no substitute for victory.

0:09.3

Let us never negotiate out of fear.

0:11.4

We stand undivided, forever united, fighting hand in hand for the liberty we burn.

0:22.7

For glory and honor, For our sons and daughters

0:25.1

Ever mindful of the lessons we learn

0:29.3

Let the torch of freedom burn

0:32.9

You found your way to the intersection of faith and politics.

0:43.2

Wall Builders Live with David Barton and Rick Green also found online at wallbuilderslive.com

0:47.3

and wallbuilders.com and also on Facebook.

0:50.2

You can follow us there as well and comment on the shows as you get a chance to listen to them.

0:54.2

And in fact, you might have a show you'd like us to cover a topic or an interview.

0:57.3

You can email that to us at Radio at wallbuilder.com.

1:09.8

And we also encourage you to let your local station know if you'd like to hear us locally. We're not on a station there close to you. If you're not familiar with which station we're on close to you, then go check it out at wallbuilderslive.com.

1:12.5

Here we go to Building on the American Heritage Series with David Bart.

1:12.5

Christian involvement in... close to you, then go check it out at wallbuilderslive.com. Here we go to Building on the American Heritage Series with David Barton.

1:16.5

Christian involvement in government and in civil government.

1:17.4

Is that appropriate?

1:21.8

Should we as Christians be involved in government and should we take our Christian values into government?

1:24.2

Well, the answer is it appropriate.

1:25.6

Better question is, is it biblical?

1:44.6

And the answer is yes, it is biblical. You look at all of those in the Bible who are involved in the civil arena. What you have is Hebrews 11 is the Faith Hall of Fame, all the heroes of our faith. Well, everybody listed from verses 22 to 34 was involved in civil government. And why would God put them in as heroes and hold them up to us and say, hey, you can be like these guys if he thought we shouldn't be involved in the civil government. Now, why would God put them in as heroes and hold them up to us and say,

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