2. God-Given Authority
authority
1. Government has ________.

3. God-Given Authority
Colossians 1:16 For by him all things
were created: things in heaven and on
earth, visible and invisible,

4. God-Given Authority
whether thrones or powers or rulers or
authorities; all things were created by
him and for him.

5. God-Given Authority
2. Five arenas of authority.

6. God-Given Authority
SPIRITUAL
Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit,

7. God-Given Authority
20 andteaching them to obey everything I
have commanded you. And surely I am
with you always, to the very end of the
age."

8. God-Given Authority
FAMILY
Ephesians 5:22 Wives, submit to your
husbandsn as to the Lord.

9. God-Given Authority
Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your
parents in the Lord, for this is right.
2 "Honor your father and mother"--
which is the first commandment with a
promise--

10. God-Given Authority
STATE
Romans 13:1 Everyone must submit
himself to the governing authorities, for
there is no authority except that which
God has established.

11. God-Given Authority
CHURCH
Hebrews 13:17 Obey your leaders and
submit to their authority. They keep
watch over you as men who must give an
account.

12. God-Given Authority
Obey them so that their work will be a
joy, not a burden, for that would be of no
advantage to you.

13. God-Given Authority
BUSINESS
Colossians 3:22 Slaves, obey your earthly
masters in everything; and do it, not only
when their eye is on you and to win their
favor, but with sincerity of heart and
reverence for the Lord.

14. God-Given Authority
BUSINESS
23 Whatever you do, work at it with all
your heart, as working for the Lord, not
for men, ...

15. Government's Role
Romans 13:1 Everyone must submit
himself to the governing authorities, for
there is no authority except that which
God has established. The authorities that
exist have been established by God.

16. Government's Role
2 Consequently, he who rebels against the
authority is rebelling against what God
has instituted, and those who do so will
bring judgment on themselves.

17. Government's Role
3 For rulers hold no terror for those who
do right, but for those who do wrong. Do
you want to be free from fear of the one
in authority? Then do what is right and
he will commend you.

18. Government's Role
4 For he is God's servant to do you good.
But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he
does not bear the sword for nothing. He
is God's servant, an agent of wrath to
bring punishment on the wrongdoer.

19. Government's Role
5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to
the authorities, not only because of
possible punishment but also because of
conscience.

20. Government's Role
6 This is also why you pay taxes, for the
authorities are God's servants, who give
their full time to governing.

21. Government's Role
7 Giveeveryone what you owe him: If
you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then
revenue; if respect, then respect; if
honor, then honor.

22. Government's Role
limited
1. Governments are ______.

23. Government's Role
2. Government ought to be an agent that
allows good.

24. Government's Duties
1. Protect its citizens.

25. Government's Duties
Romans 13:3 ... But if you do wrong, be
afraid, for he does not bear the sword for
nothing…

26. Government's Duties
2. Protect everyone's rightful place in
God's world.

27. Government's Duties
Psalms 82:3 Defend the cause of the
weak and fatherless; maintain the rights
of the poor and oppressed.

28. Government's Duties
3. Rule for the benefit of the citizens.

29. Government's Duties
Romans 13:3 …God's servant to do you
good…

30. Government's Duties
4. Reward good and punish evil.

31. Government's Duties
Romans 13:4 ...But if you do wrong, be
afraid, for he does not bear the sword for
nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of
wrath to bring punishment on the
wrongdoer

32. Government's Duties
just moral
5. Maintain a ____ and ______ society.

33. Government's Duties
Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalts a
nation, but sin is a disgrace to any
people.

34. Government's Duties
Proverbs 16:12 Kings detest
wrongdoing, for a throne is established
through righteousness.

35. Government's Duties
Proverbs 29:12 If a ruler listens to lies
all his officials become wicked.

36. The Role Of The Citizen
Matthew 5:13 You are the salt of the
earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness,
how can it be made salty again? It is no
longer good for anything, except to be
thrown out and trampled by men.

37. The Role Of The Citizen
14 You are the light of the world. A city on
a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do
people light a lamp and put it under a
bowl. Instead they put it on its stand,
and it gives light to everyone in the
house.

38. The Role Of The Citizen
16 In
the same way, let your light shine
before men, that they may see your good
deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

39. Moral Issues
1. Sanctity of every human life.
_______

40. Moral Issues
Genesis 1:26-27 God created male and
female

41. Moral Issues
Dignity
2. _______ of marriage; one man and one
wife.

42. Moral Issues
Genesis 2:21-24

43. Moral Issues
3. Religious ______.
liberty

44. Moral Issues
Matthew 22:37 You shall love the Lord
your God with all your heart, with all
your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is
the first and great commandment.

45. Moral Issues
39 A secondis like it: You shall love your
neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two
commands hang all the law and the
prophets.

46. Moral Issues
4. Economic _______.
wisdom

47. Moral Issues
5. Protect its citizens.

48. Moral Issues
6. Public and private ________.
morality