Sermon Outline
- The Proper Question to ask of any and all Government and Law
- “To what extent does the operation of any given human institution conform to God’s standards at any point in history?”[1]
- We ask this question because we believe that God is Reigning!
- The Trouble with Governments: They don’t want God to Reign (Ps 2:1-3)
- People want to live by their own rules (Ps 2:1)
- Rages
- Plot in vain (cp Eccl 1:1)
- People think they have the power to ignore God (Ps 2:2-3)
- Set themselves against (1Sam 17:16)
- Counsel together against
- Declare their ultimate intentions (Ps 2:3, Judg 16:9)
- Numerical superiority isn’t enough
- People want to live by their own rules (Ps 2:1)
- God’s response (Ps 2:4-6)
- Laughs, derides, speaks, terrifies and declares his Unequivocal REIGN
- Speak and Terrify (Ps 2:5, Rev 6:15-16)
- Declaring the Reign of God (Ps 2:6)
- The Messiah’s Reign (Ps 2:7-9)
- How should governments and nations respond to God? (Ps 2:10-12)
- With Wisdom
- With Warning
- With Devoted, Obedient, Loving Service
- Governments like people are called to serve God. (Rom 13)
- Kiss of Devotion (Hos 13:2)
- Kiss of Obedience (1Sam 10:1, Lk 22:47)
- Kiss of Love (Lk 15:20)
- A Summary[2]
- Law & Govt: God created, not man invented
- Law & Govt: God revealed, not man reasoned
- Law & Govt: God imposed, not man adopted
[1] Gary North in his introduction to Gary Demar’s Ruler of the Nations: Biblical Blueprints for Government (Dominion Press: Ft. Worth, TX, ©1987), p.ix.
[2] Herbert Titus. Biblical Principles of Law, Chapter 1 – Law and Justice. Section 1 “God’s Law Order”. Published 1987. http://lonang.com/commentaries/curriculum/biblical-principles-of-law/s01/#1. More about Herbert Titus here: http://www.herbtitus.com/God-Man-and-Law.html
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