<p>This episode is a rebroadcast from The Presbyterian and Reformed Churchmen podcast, hosted by George Sayour &#8212; now rebranded as Grace at the Gates. Sayour, who serves as the State Capital Minister to the State of Florida (<a href="https://www.ministrytostate.org/" target="_blank">https://www.ministrytostate.org/</a>), talks with Pastor Aldo Leon about what it truly means to be a Christian nationalist from a biblical and Reformed perspective. The original episode was sponsored by Birmingham Theological Seminary (<a href="https://bts.education" target="_blank">https://bts.education</a>).</p><ul><li>Aldo Leon joins George Sayour to explore what "Christian Nationalism" should mean under Christ's rule, contrasting his Christ-centered vision with modern nationalist movements.</li><li>Aldo explains that Christian nations must be ordered under Christ's crown rights, where the law and gospel together define civil and moral order.</li><li>His theology of nations begins not with natural law or culture, but with Christology &#8212; Christ's mediatorial kingship shapes every aspect of family, church, and state.</li><li>The discussion highlights how modern pluralism and cultural nationalism often lose the Reformation's conviction that the magistrate must oppose false religion and uphold true worship.</li><li>Aldo critiques how the church's response to COVID revealed a surrender to state control (Erastianism), calling believers to recover a biblical understanding of Christ's authority over all realms.</li><li>In addressing Romans 13, he clarifies that civil rulers are "deacons of God," obligated to uphold both tables of the law &#8212; moral and spiritual &#8212; for the flourishing of society.</li><li>The episode concludes with a reflection on Aldo's book Christ's Crown: Christianity and the Civil Realm, emphasizing that any true Christian political vision must begin with personal devotion to Christ, not national identity.</li></ul><p>Support Kingdom Polemics by visiting <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kingdompolemics" target="_blank">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kingdompolemics</a>, and join the discussion on YouTube at <a href="https://youtube.com/@kingdompolemics" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/@kingdompolemics</a>. Share your thoughts and comments &#8212; your engagement helps spread these important theological conversations.</p><p>Also, check out Aldo Leon's book In Christ's Crown, Christianity, & The Civil Realm. In it, Aldo presents a clear and compelling case for the Reformed doctrine of Christ's mediatorial rule over the civil magistrate &#8212; showing how His authority extends to every sphere of life. Available now through Berith Press: <a href="https://www.berithpress.com/bookstore/p/christs-crown-christianity-the-civil-realm" target="_blank">https://www.berithpress.com/bookstore/p/christs-crown-christianity-the-civil-realm</a>.</p>