The Calvinism and Politics 2

                                       

These authorities include: governments, family, and state. These three operate on the foundation of self-government, which requires that each man must submit directly to Jesus’ Lordship. The family is set apart to rule over the needs surrounding reproduction, food, clothing, shelter, and education. The church is set apart to rule over the spiritual needs of teaching and preaching the word of God and administering the sacraments. The state is set apart to defend its people and punish evil.

There is Calvinism’s strength to transcend state boundaries and move freely into various lands and people. This happens because Calvinism emphasizes the work of the gospel starting at that level of human heart. From there, it works its way out into all of society. The Church of Christ is not national but ecumenical.

If the world is masterpiece of our heavenly father, then we must explore it in order to know him better. The secular worldview is a full-orbed attack in order to push back rightly on this attack, Christians must have a full-orbed worldview that is ready to cover any and all topics from a biblical foundation. Concerning our economic problems, many Americans are looking for the new Administration to solve the new economic problems. Unfortunately, that is probably a vain hope. Although we were promised “change,” we are likely to get a continuation of the same superficial economic fixes that have changed so many economies in the past, and that will only delay the return of prosperity.