Our readings in this series are from the book, The King’s Heart: The Kingdom of God and Civil Government. Here is an excerpt from page 44:
“This much we know: Government is God’s minister, ordained to further His goodness among men. Nothing of good can long continue where God’s Word is ignored, His ways are flouted, and His authority to rule is abused. This means that Christians – those entrusted with the Word of God, have a special obligation of vigilance in warding off the wrath of God, by working to keep governments within their proper bounds of authority. In so doing we need to understand and make good use of every lawful avenue and opportunity for shaping the direction of government, at every level of society. We are stewards of the freedoms we enjoy in our society; and vigilance and lawful political involvement are important means for securing those freedoms for ourselves and our posterity.”
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