Christian Nationalism
A Christian may love his country and bring his faith into public life, but no nation today is God's covenant people, Christ's kingdom is not of this world, and the church must never be merged with the state, so we refuse both to idolize a nation and to despise one.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
Explain what “Christian nationalism” can mean and why the term is contested
Distinguish love of country and faith in public life from merging church and state
Show from Scripture why Israel was unique and why no nation has taken its place
Trace the Baptist answer through Williams, Backus, and Leland
Sort true claims about America's founding from false ones, and warn against both idolizing and despising a nation