1.0Cranachhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveithGene Veithhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/author/geneveith/God's Other Kingdomrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="teqZvRYjUH"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2025/09/gods-other-kingdom/">God’s Other Kingdom</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2025/09/gods-other-kingdom/embed/#?secret=teqZvRYjUH" width="600" height="338" title="“God’s Other Kingdom” — Cranach" data-secret="teqZvRYjUH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/305/2025/09/Two-crowns.jpg650283Clearing up a topic that is often misunderstood and misapplied: the doctrine of the Two Kingdoms. This teaching does NOT sanctify the status quo. It takes away the need for Christians to Christianize everything. And it frees Christians to embrace what is good in the secular realm.