Salt and Light Part 3
Does God Have a Place in Government?
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
I. Salt and Light
A. Salt and Light
1. (Matt. 5:13-16 MSG) Salt and light of the world.
a.(2 Cor. 5:20, 6:1 both AMP)
b.(Matt. 28:18-20) disciple the nations
c.(Gen. 12:2-3; 18:17-19) Judeo-Christian
~(Ps. 9:15-20) nations sunk down
~(Ps. 11:3) foundations destroyed
~(Ps. 33:10-12) a blessed nation
~(Prov. 14:34) righteousness exalts a nation
~(Prov. 30:11-14 TPT) this generation
B. Does God have a Place in Government?
1.(Matt. 22:15-21 AMP) God vs. government
2.(Mk. 8:15) leaven of the Pharisees and Herod.
a.(Luke 12:1) leaven of the Pharisees-hypocrisy
b.Leaven of Herod (politics and P.C.)
c.(1 Cor. 5:6-8) Leaven of sexual perversion.
d.(Matt. 13:33) Leaven of the Kingdom
3.(John 18:33-36) Fight for the kingdom!
4.(Rom. 13:1-7) Government is ordained by God to punish wrong doers.
5.(Exo. 18:24-26) godly government
a.Levels of government:
~10’s are local gov. ie sheriff, chief of police, city council etc.
~50’s are regional gov. ie districts
~100’s are state gov. ie governor, senators, representatives.
~1,000’s are federal gov.
6. View Attachment: Declaration of IndependenceDeclaration of Independence
7. View Attachment: Democratic & Republican Platforms2020 Democratic and Republican Party National Platforms
[Pastor Lee Stokes]