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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: average joe who wrote (9593)	1/20/2002 9:09:00 AM
From: gao seng	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 28931

It is also revolutionary. Sort of like screw Ceasar. Sort of like the church too. The church (ie religion) does not own your soul, either. You do. When I say I am not religious, that does not mean I do not seek a personal relationship with Christ. As for government: GOVERNMENT Injustice comes from failure to appoint wise leaders --Dt 16:18-20 on being responsible citizens --Mt 17:24-27 --Lk 20:20-26 --Rom 13:1ff --Ti 3:1-2 --1 Pt 2:12-17 relationship between government and religious convictions --Rom 13:1ff pray for government leaders --1 Tm 2:2 13:8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 13:9 For the commandments, "Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet," (and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this, "Love your neighbor as yourself." 13:10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. -- 13:1ff Christians understand Romans 13 in different ways. All Christians agree that we are to live at peace with the state as long as the state allows us to live by our religious convictions. For hundreds of years, however, there have been at least three interpretations of how we are to do this. (1) Some Christians believe that the state is so corrupt that Christians should have as little to do with it as possible. Although they should be good citizens as long as they can do so without compromising their beliefs, they should not work for the government, vote, or serve in the military. (2) Others believe God has given the state authority in certain areas and the church authority in others. Christians can be loyal to both and can work for either. They should not, however, confuse the two. In this view, church and state are converned with two totally different spheres - the spiritual and the physical - and thuys complement each other but do not work together. (3) Still others believe that Christians have a responsibility to make the state better. They can do this politically, by electing Christian or other high-principled leaders. They can also do this morally, by serving as an influence for good in society. In this view, church and state ideally work together for the good of all. None of these views advocate rebelling against or refusing to obey the government's laws or regulations unless they clearly require you to violate the moral standards revealed by God. Wherever we find ourselves, we must be responsible citizens, as well as responsible Christians. 13:8 Why is love for others called a debt? We are permanently indebt to Christ for the lavish love he has poured out on us. The only way we can even begin to repay this debt is by loving others in turn. Since Christ's love will always be infinitely greater than ours, we will always have the obligation to love our neighbor. --So I would say that government is a gift from God, and as long as it is not oppressive, then we should obey it. But that is not our commandment, our commandment is to Love one another. And the government allows this by providing for justice and promoting the general welfare. And from Halley's Bible Handbook on Romans 13, Obedience to civil law Civil governments are ordained of God (1), even though often run by evil men, to restrain the criminal elements of human society. Christians should be law-abiding citizens of the government under which they live, in all their attitudes and relations of life, governing themselves by the principles of the Golden Rule (8-10), making special effort to be Honorable in all things, and always considerate of others.