August 15
Government:
A Fearful Master by Dr. D. James Kennedy
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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.—Romans
13:1
Do you ever listen to the news and
find it hard to believe that God has ordained all governments? Whatever our opinions about governments
around the world, the Bible tells us that God has appointed all governing authorities
and we must submit to them.
The Bible teaches three truths
about government that our founding fathers clearly understood, but which
today have been blurred and obscured.
If we understand these truths, we will place government in its
appropriate place as God has ordained.
The first truth is this:
Government is under God and separate from the Church. The early founders knew nothing about a
secular state (except for one caused by the ghastly French Revolution). They
knew only about a nation under God.
They knew that God Himself is above government, and that God, not the
government, grants us our rights.
The second truth is this: The
purpose of government is justice. God has commissioned governments to
legislate and administer laws for fairness among the people. Today the government has departed from this
concept and attempts to practice benevolence. Governmental benevolence is
incredibly wasteful, ineffectual, and harmful.
The third truth is this:
Government is a terror to evil works and not to good. God has ordained governments to punish evil
deeds. Unfortunately, today we often
see that, because humankind is basically sinful, government is becoming a
terror to good works as well. We see
the government beginning to direct oppressive tendencies toward the Church
and its schools.
The government is a fearful
master, but God is a faithful master.
Today pray for those who run your local, state, and national
governments; pray that God will use them for His glory and His will.
Government is a dangerous servant and a fearful
master. —George
Washington
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