In the Spirit's Power - William W. Prescott

“Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s,
and to God the things that are God’s.” The very
idea of civil government is of God, and He has
ordained civil rulers over this realm; but not to rule
over His realm. He has drawn the line of
distinction between the two, and has ordained the
powers that be to rule over things civil, and leave
Him to rule over things moral. When Caesar
confines his actions to his own sphere, every
Christian is enjoined by God to be obedient; that is
a part of his Christianity. There should be no one
more loyal to civil government, when it is in the
sphere to which God ordained it, than the
Christian. He should be the model citizen; but
when Caesar tries to put himself in the place of
God, he makes bad work. He cannot take the place
of God. God says, “Stay where I put you, and I
command every one of My followers to obey you;
but do not come over into My realm; for you
cannot carry on My government. Stay in your
sphere, and you will have every one of My subjects
to be your subjects; but if you get into My realm,
You will spoil your subjects and Mine too.” God
has made this very plain. Let us go to the Scripture
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