What's the problem?
What is democracy?
a system of government in which citizens vote directly for or against particular laws, officials, measure, and so on.
What does the Bible say about the government?
the Bible implies law enforcement and a judicial system capable of judging guilt and innocence.
what should christians do?
we should help protect the spheres, be god citizens, and obey God rather than people.
Sphere sovereignty
the belief saying that God made certain spheres of society such as family, church, and state.
What is politics?
politics seeks to fond the answer to the question "what is the best way to use power to organize community for the citizens"
How does secularism view the government?
they don't mind if people are religious on their own time but they think its alarming when people bring God into the public sphere.
How doe Gods nature influence politics through justice?
What are consequences of not being involved in the politics and government?
not being involved in politics may cause the government to fall because they don't have enough opinions.
Subsidiarily
claims that it's bad for a larger association to step in and try to fix a problem.
What does islam mean?
submission
How does marxism view government?
they want communism and socialism to rise
How does Gods nature influence politics through law?
we can know God well enough to make good laws.
How do we decide the proper balance between the spheres?
we divide them into three parts, family, church, and government.
Dirigisme
an economic system that the government has control over and manages investments.
What is tort law?
the area of law governing remedies for those wrongs by others.
How does post modernist view government?
They think religion and politics is bad.they want ti deconstruct political and religious metanarratives.
How has sin affected our ability to govern ourselves?
we are able to make ourselves righteous we are able to choose right from wrong, good and evil.
What does it mean to be a good citizen?
to be a good citizen means to be interested, to involved and to be informed.
Civil disobedience
the practice of resisting a governments unjust law.
what does a true leader do?
A true leader doesn't gather power and use it over others.
How does Islam view the government?
They think the government should rule with the sharia law.Which means they punish people if rules are broken.
How does Gods nature influence politics through equality?
we are all equally valuable in Gods eyes.
Are christians ever justified in breaking laws they are convinced are unjust?
we must prepare ourselves to make the choice regardless of the possibility of punishment.
Who can help protect the spheres
family, church, and government.
Should the church have anything to do in politics?
yes because is we don't get involved with politics they will do everything they can to make sure christians don't get a say in anything.