Pastors and Fascism, Romans 13:1-7 & Jeremiah

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Pastors always walk a fine line when it comes to politics and current events. Healthy congregations have people with a variety of political persuasions. Being a true pastor means you should never abuse the privilege of power to push partisan political positions. But we are also compelled to preach the gospel, so we should not be complicit or quiet in the face of political cruelty and injustice nor in the face of anything-goes immorality. So how can you be faithful and non-partisan at the same time? There are two ways to look at it. One is to understand Romans 13:1-7 in context and how it is used. The other is to know about the political backdrop for the book of Jeremiah. I also mention Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Karl Barth and the Confession Church when they were facing the massive takeover of fascism in Germany. 

I mention the historian with the tag of @oh_mellnawww on TikTok and Instagram. She has a very important perspective. 

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