There's a big, brewing debate among evangelicals in regards to "Christian nationalism," what it means, and whether or not Christians should seek to make their nation "Christian."

And, yes, there are lots of different thoughts on what that means, but in the most simple terms, it means Christians ought to favor a nation that rules in accordance to God's law.

What does that look like? Well, it looks like what the late great Adrian Rogers preached about years ago. Something that most evangelicals today look at as a relic of the past.

Patriotism is not bad. When our government is good we praise our government. This scripture says "give honor to whom honor is due..."

Patriotism, love of the fatherland, is not wrong. We are to give honor to whom honor is due.

Next, we are to preach to our country... God's people dare not be silent. We will be civil. But we won't be silent... As long as they're killing babies and practicing infanticide, I will not be silent. As long as we have a government that is trying to normalize sexual perversion, I will not be silent. As long as they're handing out condoms to high school and junior high school students in so-called God blessed America, I will not be silent. And as long as a free born American is told he cannot pray out loud anywhere, I will not be silent...

We must say to our government, whatever is morally wrong is not politically right!

If Rogers could see how much further we have descended into sexual sin and madness today with the LGBT revolution, I guarantee he would be preaching against it louder than ever.

It's inconceivable that God would ordain human government and then tell his people to stay out of it. If that is true, who does that lead to run it?

Consider this sentiment from a so-called evangelical Christian, Skye Jehtani, as well as this response:

A government that punishes Chick-fil-A for supporting the law of God is just as bad as a government that punishes evil-doers like those at Disney pushing sexual perversion on kids?

No, it's simple. Punishing good is bad but punishing evil is righteous.

Christian nationalism doesn't mean a protestant pope rules America. It doesn't mean that we throw out the constitution and democracy. It means that Christians seek to involve themselves in policy in such a way as to influence their nation in a positive and godly direction.

That's what it means to me, and to most others that people would deride as "Christian nationalists."

We would agree with Adrian Rogers here, like most Americans did since its founding.

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