Worldviews: Concerning Politics

Worldviews: How God sees it
Politics
Romans 13:1-7

Points of the passage:
1.      Government is instituted by God and uses His authority. (1)
2.      Anti-government is anti-God. (2)
3.      Government is created to reward good and punish evil. (3-4)
4.      We live under authority to escape God’s wrath and preserve good conscience. (5)
5.      Governmental authorities are ministers of God. (6)
6.      Godly subjection includes paying taxes and revenue to the government and showing it respect and honor. (7)

Three groups of political people in today’s culture:
1.      Political Conservatives 
2.      Political Liberals 
3.      Political Libertarians 

What do we do when government oversteps its bounds?

1. Remember that government can never replace the church, and the church can never replace the government.
2. See the futility of utopia. 
3. Be concerned with accountability more than efficiency and the benefit of all humans more than the accumulation of power. 
4. We may need to disobey the government.
5. We take the penalty of our disobedience in hopes that our neighbors and leaders will be moved to restore justice.