Good Government Series

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Zeno E. Sims -- sent to prison for eight years for the murder of a 24-year-old-man. Released on parole, in Kansas City, he then murdered DeAntreia L Ashley, a 15-year-old-girl, after a minor traffic accident.

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Arthur James Julius -- convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. In 1978, he was given a brief leave from prison, during which he raped and murdered a cousin. He was sentenced to death for that crime and was executed on November 17, 1989.

All because the Government disregarded God's commanded of Capital Punishment.

Today our Government is corrupt and has no regard for God or His Word. Life is no longer precious as murders are set free and unborn babies are legally slaughtered at abortion clincs; Citizen are often overtaxed and subject to intimidation; Crime is unpunished by a court system that has lost its appeite for justice.

Government is getting bigger and bigger and our individual freedoms are getting smaller and smaller.

When Confucius was passing the foot of Mount Taishan in a horse cart, he saw a woman bending over a new grave, crying brokenheartedly. He stopped the cart and asked his disciple Zi Lu to go up and find out what had happened.

Zi Lu walked up to the grave, and asked, "Madam, we heard you cry. Something very sad must have happened."

The woman raised her head and, still sobbing, said, "A few years ago my father-in-law was killed by a tiger. Later, my husband was also killed by a tiger. Now it is my son who is killed by a tiger. How could I not feel sad?"

When Confucius heard what the woman said, he asked, "Since there are tigers here, why didn't you move somewhere else?"

The woman answered, "This is an out-of-the-way place. The tyranny of the government cannot reach us."

Confucius sighed and said to his disciples. "You must remember: A tyrannical government is worse than man-eating tigers."

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1. Yet for all that, Government is ordained by God, and told to Obey, Pay, and Pray for our leaders.

2. We can make an impact on our government through prayer, voting, making our voices heard against that which is wrong.

3. John Calvin involvement in politics was great. He sat on the city council and demanded that things be done. Kids were falling off balconies into streets. He had a law passed that required that balconies be built with railings. He established a chamber of commerce to bring employment opportunities to Geneva.

The last letter written by John Wesley, the evangelist was to a member of Parliament, urging, under God, that he vote for the bill to eliminate slavery.

In America, Charles Finney, a famous evangelist, had words to say against racism. He said that the reason revival would not come to this land, was because the churches were racists in attitude.

John Knox insisted that the government of Scotland be operated for the benefit of the people, not of the sovereign. It was a revolutionary idea to Queen Mary, and she would have none of it.

But, finally, John Knox took Scotland with an evangelical faith and a new kind of government that made it the most productive. It was because he got involved in Christian political action.

Johnny Palmer Jr

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