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AND WHAT ABOUT …. Politics?. Romans 13:1-7 Mark 12:13-17. AND WHAT ABOUT …. Politics?. Romans 13:1-7 Mark 12:13-17. polis = Greek word for ‘city’. POLITICS = ‘city-life’. ‘What people do and how they do it when they get together, as in a city’. The problem is …. ALPHA MALES. and
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AND WHAT ABOUT … Politics? Romans 13:1-7 Mark 12:13-17
AND WHAT ABOUT … Politics? Romans 13:1-7 Mark 12:13-17
polis = Greek word for ‘city’ POLITICS = ‘city-life’ ‘What people do and how they do it when they get together, as in a city’
The problem is … ALPHA MALES and FEMALES!
- and there’s another problem … Where are YOU on the mouse/wolf scale?
4 problems with politics (Romans 13): 1 Submission (1) 2 Discipline (2-5) 3 Conscience (5) 4 Revenue (6,7)
1 Submission (1) “authority which God has established …” (Romans 13:1) “ - all authority in heaven and earth has been given to me”
2 Discipline (2-5) ‘Do you want to be free from fear?’
3 Conscience (5) What if I can’t submit?( - my conscience won’t let me …)
4 Revenue (6,7) Authorities have to be paid for ….
So … how should I vote? What do they say (and do) about … BNP Conservative Green Independent LabourLib-Dem Respect Socialist WorkersUKIP love justice peace submission discipline conscience revenue God poverty wealth? “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God”