Church Quote by John MacArthur

Government officials have no right to interfere in ecclesiastical matters in a way that undermines or disregards the God-given authority of pastors and elders.

— John MacArthur

God has established three institutions within human society: the family, the state, and the church. Each institution has a sphere of authority with jurisdictional…

— John MacArthur

“The church is not authorized to speak to matters to which Christ has not authorized her in the Word of God to speak. The…

— Guy Prentiss Waters

Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church.

— Pope Benedict XVI

God has not granted civic rulers authority over the doctrine, practice, or polity of the church.

— John MacArthur

“The governing authorities are understood to be ordained by God. We are not permitted to obey only those authorities that we consider to be…

— R.C. Sproul

This is the essence of Kingdom Authority. Fathers can have no authority in the home until they have surrendered to the headship of Jesus.…

— Adrian Rogers

The Church does not dictate the policies of the nation. The Church proclaims the truth of God to which all these policies must conform.

— Frank Pavone

I believe in the separation of church and state and would not use my authority to violate this principle in any way.

— Jimmy Carter

“We have a wonderful Church organization, but the one place where we may have greater influence than any other is in the homes in…

— George Albert Smith

“Only a church free of any outside domination can be the conscience of society and, as Washington pastor Myron Augsburger has written, “hold government…

— Charles W. Colson

The Church, however, is a self-governing society, distinct from the State, having its officers and laws, and, therefore, an administrative government of its own.

— Charles Hodge