Hi folks this is Mike Horton. You know ever since the apostle Paul told the Romans

that the governing authorities were God's servants to whom they should submit

Christians have struggled to understand their relationship to an often antagonistic state.

For more than 30 years, Whitehorse Inn and Modern Reformation have applied two kingdoms,

theology I might call it, to our modern cultural and political arena.

But for this series of programs, I wanted to talk to a broad range of thinkers, even those I personally disagree with, to hear in their own words

how they understand the relationship of the Christian to politics.

So throughout the month of November, the White Horse Inn,

is presenting a four-part series on the Church in the Public Square.

And I'll be hosting one-on-one conversations

with Peter Lighthart, Susanna Black Roberts, Gary DeMar, and David

Van Drunen. Be sure to listen each week to get the full cross section of views I'm

interacting with. This week we're featuring the first of our

four-part series on the Church in the Public Square and I'm pleased to speak with

Peter Lighthart. Dr Lighthart is the president of the Theropolis Institute and serves as teacher at Trinity Presbyterian

Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

He is the author of many books, including a two-volume commentary on Revelation, a commentary on First and Second

Chronicles, writes a regular bi-weekly column at first things.com and has published

articles in many periodicals both popular and academics.

So what should the church do in the public square?

In this episode, Peter advocates for what some describe as

Constantinianism,

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