Do Christians Need To Obey Tyrants?

Posted on 06/09/2026

Christians are citizens of Christ's perfect Kingdom. Does that mean we don't have to obey earthly governments?

In Jesus' time, the Zealots thought the best way to serve God was by violently overthrowing the earthly government. Yet that's not what Jesus taught at all.

Christians can live Godly lives, obedient to the commands of Christ no matter who our "Caesar" is. And as we do, God expects us to render to Caesar the things that are Caesar and to God the things that are God's.