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1 " Government is to minister as an instrument in the hand of God to promote justice and to punish evil. "
― R.C. Sproul , What Is the Relationship between Church and State? (Crucial Questions Series Book 19)
2 " are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by "
3 " of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sproul, R. C. (Robert Charles), 1939- What is the relationship "
4 " Cualquier gobierno que apruebe la destrucción de la vida ha fallado en su mandato divino de gobernar. "
5 " iglesia fue llamada a orar por el estado y a apoyar al estado. El estado fue llamado a garantizar la libertad de la iglesia y a proteger a la iglesia de quienes quisieran destruirla. "
6 " El gobierno es una estructura dotada legalmente del derecho a usar la fuerza para obligar a sus ciudadanos a hacer ciertas cosas y a no hacer otras cosas. "
7 " The church is called to be a critic of the state when the state fails to obey its mandate under God. For example, in the controversy over abortion, when the church is critical of the state with respect to the idea of abortion, people are angered and say, “The church is trying to impose its agenda on the state.” However, the primary reason that government exists is to protect, maintain, and support human life. When the church complains about the abortion laws in America, the church is not asking the state to be the church. The church is asking the state to be the state. It is simply asking the state to do its God-ordained job. "
8 " But no one has the right to do what is wrong, even if they are appealing to a greater good. "
9 " At times, human rulers require people to do things that God forbids, or forbids them from doing what God commands. The principle is very simple. If any ruler—a governing official or body, school teacher, boss, or military commander—commands you to do something God forbids or forbids you from doing something God commands, not only may you disobey, but you must disobey. If it comes down to a choice like this, you must obey God. "
10 " La iglesia está llamada a ser crítica del estado cuando este deja de cumplir su mandato sujeto a Dios. "
