In this episode of the John 3:15 Podcast--part 1 of 6-ish on politics and theology--the dudes “reveal” their political leanings, call out “evanjellyfish” leaders on their bad hot takes and finally break the 2 hour podcast length (holy moley!). They say that, in polite company, you should never discuss religion or politics; well, I guess this podcast isn’t “polite company” ‘cause the guys tackle both! This is the first episode in a new series on politics, government, and theology. The guys start by taking a look at a famous saying of Jesus about his upside-down kingdom: Matthew 20:27 , then use that as a springboard to do a slightly more topical overview of how the Bible asks us to think about authority structures. They revamp the “5 application points” as a few points of political consideration for the listening audience. At over 2 hours long, this is a biggie; hope you’re ready for a wild ride!

First Note from the Editor: we are starting to look at some more sustainable ways to produce the podcast, given the rapidly growing number of children that Jeremy and Jonathan have. To that end, you may notice a slightly lower audio quality and also slightly less “tightly cut” dialog. Both of these are to save Jonathan time in edit, and he apologizes for any distress this may cause his audiophiliac listeners.

Second Note from the Editor: This episode was recorded before the release of John Piper’s recent article on christian freedom vis a vis vaccination. So, if you are wondering why the guys don’t discuss it when they bring Piper up near the end of the episode, that is why.