{"id":1680,"date":"2012-04-22T16:53:16","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T00:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trinityopcnovato.org\/?p=1680"},"modified":"2012-04-27T15:15:27","modified_gmt":"2012-04-27T23:15:27","slug":"biblical-perspective-civil-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trinitynorthbay.org\/2012\/04\/22\/biblical-perspective-civil-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Biblical Perspective on Civil Government, Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9080\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1680-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/novatochurch\/www.trinitynorthbay.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/podcast\/a20120422-SundaySchool.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/novatochurch\/www.trinitynorthbay.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/podcast\/a20120422-SundaySchool.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/novatochurch\/www.trinitynorthbay.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/podcast\/a20120422-SundaySchool.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/novatochurch\/www.trinitynorthbay.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/podcast\/a20120422-SundaySchool.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.trinitynorthbay.org\/?powerpress_pinw=1680-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/novatochurch\/www.trinitynorthbay.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/podcast\/a20120422-SundaySchool.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"a20120422-SundaySchool.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Adult Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 4\/22\/2012 in Novato, CA. This week we continued a series to consider the Bible\u2019s perspective on differing relationships, institutions, and authorities that we are find ourselves in life, looking at the subject of civil government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adult Sunday School class led by Rev. W. Reid Hankins at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 4\/22\/2012 in Novato, CA. 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