Who Should We Disobey? Part Two: Christian Nationalists
Part Two of a Series on “Who Should We Disobey?”
Christian nationalism is a danger to Christians and non-Christians alike.
Now, of course, it depends on what you mean by “Christian Nationalism.” I have no problem with the notion that Christianity has been part of my nation’s heritage, it shaped our constitution and culture for the better, and state and church can cooperate for the common good in education, healthcare, and providing pastoral care. When I warn of the evils of Christian nationalism, I am warning of the danger of the government enforcing Christian hegemony combined with civil religion.
The messianizing of leaders to prop up a Christian empire can have dire consequences for social freedoms and prove injurious to the integrity of the church’s own witness when it allies itself too closely with an earthly power.
Remember, that the Scriptures have a special title for someone who claims to possess kingly and religious authority, who is both presidential and priestly, the word is “Anti-Christ!” Such a person is against Christ by assuming Christ’s own role, because Christ alone is a duumvirate, messianic King and the Great High Priest.[1]