[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

"By your token, the early Christians should have been fighting to gain control of the Temple in Jerusalem. Now what would the Bible say about that?"

You have generalized my specific argument in error! The Temple was God's and under permanent control of the Levites--who were charged with swift, capital punishment of perversion. And remember the prophet Eli's two wicked sons... Government by the duly authorized people, endowed by their Creator, Israel being also One Nation, Under God.
I Samuel 2:22, click here:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%202:22

[humblegunner]

Government by the duly authorized people, endowed by their Creator, Israel being also One Nation, Under God.

I'll bump that!