TYRANNY: "The Manner of the King" (Terry Reese)

When the people demanded a king, it was most grievous to the prophet Samuel, who warned them of the perils of centralized human government (1 Sam. 8). The yoke of oppressive political tyranny is an abomination unto the Lord--particularly when Caesar attempts to usurp the role of God Almighty and demand supremacy over the human soul and the conscience of man. This message recounts the sad history of human tyranny and underlines the radical demand of Christ: “Therefore, render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s” (Matt. 22:21).