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Wednesday, 30 December 2009 05:28 |
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Romans 13:1
Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. NKJV
We are in the midst of a Radio Bible Study on the Subject of "The Christian and Government". In this series of lessons we are examining the biblical role of government and the relation that the church and the individual believer should have to government. Many of our conclusions run counter to what we hear in Christian Media. Some of the many points we have made during this series:
- We established that government is for "every soul" according to Romans 13:1. This means that one does not have to be a Christian in order to hold political office, even in America. In a country such as America, which has a participatory government, every citizen has the responsibility to support the proper function of government, from being an informed voter, to supporting intelligent candidates, to actually holding political office. So the concept of pressuring every candidate into claiming that he is a Christian is inconsistent with what the bible says about government.
- Although created by God, government is a secular and not a spiritual institution. Government was established by God to protect human freedom through the enforcement of moral behavior by individuals and institutions. The government was not ordained or equipped by God to perform any spiritual function. It is the church and not government, that was placed upon earth to address the spiritual needs of the individual and of society.
- Dan 2:21 "he removeth kings, and setteth up kings": KJV
-This leads to the conclusion that God directly superintends the procession of political leadership in the world.
-Our problem with this concept is that we cannot reconcile the fact that God selects, manages and uses wicked and semi wicked leaders.
-The reason for this difficulty is self-righteousness: our unwillingness to see ourselves as wicked men and women. If we are able to see this, then the issue with God's management of wicked political leaders resolves itself. Wicked men and women is all that God has to work with on this fallen earth. I may think that I am the exception to this rule but the mere thought proves that I am not.
-The bottom line is that there are no arbitrary appointments, no one is "Luck-ing" his way into power while God is not looking; Neither is God sitting on the sidelines sulking because his guy didn't win, because His guy always wins.
If you are not angry yet, listen to Parts One and Two the series online by clicking HERE. We are in the midst of Part Three-"Government in the Last Days" right now on the radio at WHKW 1220am Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2.00 pm and Wednesday evenings at 7.30 pm. ![]() |
