Scott and Jain on The Church

Scott and Jain rightfully note,

The Church is a sovereignty independent of the state. And yet because it seeks to secure the dignity of all men, it seeks the welfare of the citizens of the state. The Church is an institution attempting to embody an eternal law fulfilled in Christ and subject to his judgment. Hence the freedom of conscience of the Church cannot be bound by the state, but on the contrary, the rulers of this present temporal order will eventually be subdued by the grace of Christ through his body, the Church. For only of the Church did Christ say that "the gates of Hades will not overcome it" (Matthew 16:18).

Clark, Kevin and Ravi Scott Jain. The Liberal Arts Tradition: A Philosophy of Christian Classical Education. Revised ed. Camp Hill, PA: Classical Academic Press, 2019. pg. 180-1