Jesus Christ is King of kings and Lord of lords (Rev. 17:14; 19:16). This is a fact clearly revealed in the Bible, yet widely ignored even within the conservative evangelical and Reformed churches.

Last month, we introduced the outlines of the National Confessional application of Christ’s social kingship. We now begin a closer examination of the four pillars of the National Confessional position. This month, we focus on the pillar of the covenantal confession of Christ.

The Testimony of the Reformed Presbyterian Churchaffirms the duty of nations to make a covenantal confession of Jesus Christ:

“Every nation ought to recognize the Divine institution of civil government, the sovereignty of God exercised by Jesus Christ, and its duty to rule the civil affairs of men in accordance with the will of God. It should enter into covenant with Christ and serve to advance His Kingdom on earth” (23:4).

As Christ’s Kingship is universal ...