The Biblical Doctrine of Separation of Church and State

Jerald Finney
© October, 2009
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Union of church and state can only be supported by an allegorization or spiritualizaton of the Word of God. In fact, Scripture teaches separation of church and state, but not separation of God and state. Untold millions of our Baptist forefathers died horrible deaths at the hands of established churches who worked hand in hand with civil governments to eliminate all heretics. Those state churches proceeded under an incorrect allegorized interpretation of the Bible in their attempt to realize their goal of peace and union on the earth. They only succeeded  in corrupting civil government leaders, church leaders, and almost everyone trapped in their system. The only ones not corrupted were many of those who were labeled as heretics by the state church.

Jerald Finney, a fundamental Christian called to practice law as a licensed attorney, teaches, in the audio segments below, the biblical doctrine of separation of church and state. You may not agree with all he says, but these studies will prove invaluable to the Christian who wants to grow in knowledge concerning this vital issue. These audios are edited from his radio broadcasts.

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1. Introduction (This Introduction begins with a song, “He Set Me Free,” sang by the Mike Anderson family, and prayer which ends at 3 min. 31 sec. The entire segment is 31 min. 27 sec.):

2. Definitions (4 min. 51 sec.):

3. Dispensational versus covenant theology (43 min. 18 sec.):

4. Distinct differences between church and state (41 min. 9 sec.):

5. Render unto God the things that are His: A systematic study of Romans 13 and related verses. This study will be in the 5 audio teachings below which deal with verses which are taken entirely out of context to mean the opposite of their contextual meaning:

     5a. Matthew 17.24-27: “Doth not your master pay tribute?”  (Begins with song and prayer. 13 min. 42 sec.):

     5b. Luke 20.25, Matthew 22.21, Mark 12.17: “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God, the things which be God’s.”  (4 min. 47 sec.):

     5c. Romans 13: “Let every soul be subject to the higher powers.” (24 min. 15 sec.):

     5d. I Peter 2.13: “Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man….” (6 min. 6 sec.):

     5e. I Timothy2.1-5: Pray for rulers (8 min. 6 sec.):

6. Christ, the Husband, Bridegroom, and Husband of His Church ():

7. Conclusion ():

For His Glory,
Jerald Finney
Christian and practicing attorney
churchandstatelaw.com

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