History has repeatedly showed us that the Two Great Institutions of Church and Government can not Co-Exist when there is equal power.

1. These entities are after the hearts, minds and the financial support of men. One, the church receives this support through the willingness of man to give in offerings. The second, the government legislates this support through the forced taxation of man.

2. These entities are usually lead by charismatic and orally gifted individuals because followers naturally are attracted to believe and trust in these leaders.

3. These entities both believe that they have the answers to mankind’s dilemma of poverty, inequality, sickness and injustice. One, the church believes that Christ is the center of all things, the answer to all things, and the principles of the Kingdom of God will produce the best possible results to counter act - poverty, inequality, sickness and injustice - in a cursed earth that has a minority of redeemed people known as The Church. The second, the government believes that Man (not Christ) is the center of all things, the answer to all things, and the ever changing system of moral relativism known as Secular Humanism will produce the best possible results to counter act - poverty, inequality, sickness and injustice.

A small government that believes in religious liberty and personal independence such as America’s founding fathers fought for; creates a national spiritual climate where the Church can grow, prosper, build and send forth missionaries while feeding the poor and clothing the naked.

A large government that is the center of political systems such as Communism or economic systems as Socialism crushes the reach and effectiveness of the church; and persecutes and imprisons Christians for winning over the hearts, minds, and financial support of man.

• The conflict of the Apostles and the Roman Emperors at the birth of the Church

• The conflict of the Religious Reformers and the European Kings who aligned themselves with either Catholicism or Protestantism

• The conflict of Christians in the 20th century with political leaders in Russia, China, Cuba and more nations where 20 million people were murdered in the name of the “poor and working class” economic revolutions.
  

The Church must be concerned about the size and growth of the United States government. A strong government can not be at peace with a strong church. The Church can conquer spiritually but the Government can crush physically. Small government, less taxes, more freedom empowers the Church to prosper and reach more people. I pray that we are not destroyed for a lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6)