Government
Any system of public rule or authority
Trinity
The father: policy maker
The son: recognizes the leadership of the father
Holy Spirit: follows the son
Image of God
Certain qualities: reason, moral, capacity, spirituality, sociability, and emotion.
Creation mandate
The dominion God gave humans over earth and its land
Human depravity
Marring of gods image (marring means to impair or disfigure the appearance)
Anarchy
Absence of government and authority
The obligations of the government
Reward righteousness
Punishing unrighteousness
Protecting rights
The statue of justice
The statue represents justice weighing cases in a balance, the blindfold shows you justice is blind and impartial, and the sword means it has power rot punish
Why should we pray for the Goverment
Pray to save their souls and make sure they know God so they can know themselves
What is a Christians duty for His or her goverment
Pray for leaders, participate in running for the government he wants us to lead,
Submission
Emphasizes the believers obligation to submit
Patriotism
Love for ones country
