Without realizing it, many followers of Christ have had their views of government

shaped by political debates, the media, and popular culture. They give little thought

to scriptures teaching on this important topic.

Welcome to the Radical with David Platt podcast, the latest sermons from teacher, author, and

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more free resources over at radical dot net but in this sermon from first

Peter chapter two David Platt helps us think through a biblical view of government

as well as the Christian's responsibility to governing authorities.

While we should pray for and submit to earthly rulers our ultimate allegiance is to a heavenly king

Here's David Platt with a sermon titled faith and freedom from 1st Peter chapter 2

If you have a Bible, wherever you might be, or somebody around you does, you can look all the way.

Let me invite you to open me to 1st Peter Chapter 2.

So as we enter into July 4th week here in the US and particularly in our nation's

capital we obviously think about and celebrate the freedoms we have including the

freedom to worship that we're experiencing

right now. So I thought it would be helpful to pause in our biblical traits of a church series.

We got two traits left out of 12, and consider biblically how God calls

us to live in a government like ours.

So specifically how faith in Christ fundamentally transforms how we view and use our freedom.

I think this is government the way the world

and almost unknowingly think about the government the way the world thinks about the government

instead of the way God's word thinks about government.

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