Elections are frequently influenced by the media and the electorate's preceding education. As Christians, we should foster a more robust philosophy regarding the appropriate role of government, defined by good governance through biblical principles. Changing hearts and minds is possible through educating others about these principles.
In this lecture, Mike Winther explains the role of good government by utilizing biblical principles as a standard. He discusses the necessity of maintaining certain absolutes within the government structure. Furthermore, Mike explores the three God-ordained roles of government, delineating between the proper and improper functions within these roles.
You'll Learn:
[03:57] Current elections are determined by previous graduating classes. Campaigns are usually about shifting a small percentage of the population one way or the other.
[05:03] Education is what sways elections. We need to be able to change hearts and minds in America.
[07:01] Both political parties are heading to the wrong end of the spectrum, because of our schools and our media.
[08:02] Christians need to have a better philosophy about what the proper role of government is.
[09:37] Relativism is the belief that there are no absolutes.
[13:35] Do's and Don'ts for church, family, and civil government.
[15:27] The idea of a source of authority. All authority has a source or origin.
[18:23] The idea that the government gets its legitimate authority from our creator or God. If there is no God-given source of authority, the alternative would be the majority.
[19:42] Mike talks about Romans 13.
[22:18] The purpose of an election is to hold officials accountable and to choose people of good character.
[24:02] Mike talks about the three main categories of god-given authority for the civil government.
[27:08] Anything that's not a government power is the rights of the people. The founding fathers were clear about our rights coming from God.
[30:16] Problems arise when rights come from one place and authority comes from another place.
[31:32] We need to advance political thought to a much higher level than before.
[33:58] We don't want to give any human being too much power, so we decentralize power and have checks and balances.
[34:45] The decentralization of power is Plato's playbook.
[37:45] The maximum ethical tax rate is 9%.
