Why We're Not Christian Nationalists
From Know What You Believe with Michael Horton by Michael Horton
June 4, 2026 · 57 min
About this episode
Michael Horton discusses the role of the civil magistrate and critiques Christian Nationalism with guests David VanDrunen and Adriel Sanchez.
What is the civil magistrate responsible for, and how should it enforce the natural law? Michael Horton is joined by David VanDrunen and Adriel Sanchez to address various criticisms leveled at them by Christian Nationalists and to explain why they remain unconvinced that the government has any business making judgments about true doctrine and religion. GET YOUR FREE SOLA NEWSPAPER A quarterly print publication featuring articles on theology, the historic creeds and confessions, and reflections for the Christian life, delivered straight to your mailbox. For free. JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER FOLLOW US YouTube | Instagram | X/Twitter | Facebook WHO WE ARE Know What You Believe is a production of Sola Media. For over thirty-five years, Sola has walked alongside Christians in their faith, pointing away from novelty and ourselves, and toward Christ and his gospel as proclaimed in the Scriptures, articulated in the ancient Christian Creeds, and summarized in the confessions of the Protestant Reformation. https://solamedia.org/
People in this episode
Host: Michael Horton
Guests: David VanDrunen, Adriel Sanchez
Topics covered
- Christian Nationalism
- natural law
- civil magistrate
- government and religion
- theology
- Christian doctrine
Keywords
- theology
- Christian Nationalism
- natural law
- civil magistrate
- government
- religion
- doctrine
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