Romans 13: The Unhealthy Relationship Between Government And Religion

Now government and religion don't normally mix well together. The government either acts in a tyrannical way towards certain religions or, the government works with the corrupt religious leaders to control the people. Now the former normally happens to Christians and has happened many times throughout history, such as the puritans in England or most obviously when Jesus was crucified. The latter doesn't really happen with Christianity because if the government officials or religious leaders are truly Christians, then the government should be working properly because the Christian leaders are following Christian morals. When the Buddhists were working with the communist government is an example of an unhealthy relationship between government and religion. …show more content…
It takes discernment for what Christians should embrace or reject. People should embrace their government in the fact that they keep order and without them society would collapse. On the other hand, they should reject certain laws they pass that are against what is said in the Bible, such as allowing abortion or allowing lesbians and gays. A good verse on how to respond to this is Titus 3:1-2 which says "Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people." So Christians should not embrace these laws, but they should seek to reach out to these people that do embrace them and show them their Christian worldview in a gentle and loving way in order to show them the love of