What Does Citizenship Require of Us? With Russell Moore

The relationship of Christian believers to government has long been fraught, from Jesus’ time to today. The command to love God, our neighbor, even our enemies can flatly contradict the world’s exaltation of power and domination, and the obligations that attend citizenship in the kingdom of God are often in tension with those of the kingdom of man. Reconciling Paul’s reminder to the Philippians that our citizenship is in heaven with his admonition in Romans 13 to respect governing authorities is often less than clear cut. What are our obligations as citizens in a fallen world?

Join us in conversation with Russell Moore on these hard questions. You may find his timely piece in Christianity Today, “Christians, Let’s Stop Abusing Romans 13,” a helpful pre-read.

Join us online February 20 as Russell Moore explores what Paul taught about our obligations as citizens under government.

Russell Moore is editor-at-large of Christianity Today and a Trinity Forum Senior Fellow, and the author of books including Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America. Moore, an ordained Baptist minister, served as Editor-in-Chief of Christianity Today, and before that as the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. Prior to that role, Moore served as provost and dean of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he also taught theology and ethics. He hosts the weekly podcast The Russell Moore Show and is co-host of Christianity Today’s weekly news and analysis podcast, The Bulletin.