The Biblical Distinction between Rendering to Caesar and Resisting Tyranny

The Biblical Distinction between Rendering to Caesar and Resisting Tyranny: A Restoration of Martin Luther’s Genuine Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms

Martin Luther often is associated with a sharp separation between church and state, plus a strong duty of citizens to obey the state. In the worst of times, this meant that some Lutherans justified Hitler’s abuse of power. A closer look at the history of Lutheran theology reveals, however, that Lutherans pioneered a theology of political resistance against tyrants. Both in the era of the Reformation and during the Nazi occupation, a genuinely Lutheran theology provided the foundation for God-pleasing resistance to tyranny. The same time-tested theology prepares us still today to exercise good citizenship in both the church and the state

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