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Man's relationship to the different types of religion and government often is often determines by the nature of his heart, the condition of his mind and the choices of his soul. The nature of our hearts and the condition of our minds certainly determines the nature of our religion and government. The destiny of all society is predetermined by our spiritual choice of or inclination toward the different types of these human institutions. | Man's relationship to the different types of religion and government often is often determines by the nature of his heart, the condition of his mind and the choices of his soul. The nature of our hearts and the condition of our minds certainly determines the nature of our religion and government. The destiny of all society is predetermined by our spiritual choice of or inclination toward the different types of these human institutions. | ||
Jesus did not talk a great deal about the policies of governments like Rome because His government or kingdom was not of the Roman [[World|world]]. He did say to ''call no man on earth [[Father]]'' and that was a direct comment concerning the position of the Roman State | Jesus did not talk a great deal about the policies of governments like Rome because His government or kingdom was not of the Roman [[World|world]]. He did say to ''call no man on earth [[Father]]'' and that was a direct comment concerning the position of the people to the Roman State. Jesus was talking about the policies of the people who looked to and applied to the Fathers of the earth like the [[Patronus]] and [[Conscripted fathers]] of Rome. The policy of the people to to pray to these [[Fathers]] of Rome as their [[Benefactors]] to obtain their covetous benefits was the sin Christ called them to repent. | ||
Of course to be real [[Christians]] and followers of [[The Way]] of [[Jesus]] the Messiah, the [[Christ]], the highest son of David, who as the rightful king fired the [[Moneychangers]] they would have to start their own [[Daily ministration]] before they could be counted as [[Doers of the word]]. The [[Ministers]] of the [[Church]] were to facilitate that charity through the service of Christ as [[Church legally defined|one form of government]]. | |||
These systems of free bread historians talk about were the social welfare of those societies and were making the word of God to none effect. John, Christ and the early Church taught the principles of liberty under God and His righteousness. The Church provided the [[Daily ministration]] of the people which was the antitheses of what we call [[Welfare]] today. | The states benefits in both the system of [[Corban]] administered to by the Pharisees and the system of Qorban administered through the Roman civic [[Temples]] were being provided by forced contributions. John the Baptist also spoke against such practices. He did not directly condemn it but told the people to repent and if you had a need to share with one another in charity.<Ref>Luke 3:11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.</Ref> | ||
These systems of [[Bread and circuses|free bread]] historians talk about were the social welfare of those societies and were making the word of God to none effect. John, Christ and the early Church taught the principles of liberty under God and His righteousness. The Church provided the [[Daily ministration]] of the people which was the antitheses of what we call [[Welfare]] today. | |||
[[Modern Christians]] have gone out of the way of Christ. They have little or no [[Daily ministration]]. They prefer to eat at the table of kings with great appetite.<Ref>Proverbs 23:1 "When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee: 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. | [[Modern Christians]] have gone out of the way of Christ. They have little or no [[Daily ministration]]. They prefer to eat at the table of kings with great appetite.<Ref>Proverbs 23:1 "When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee: 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. | ||
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Like the word religion there are five places the word government appears in the Bible. A simple word count in the King James Version within those books of the Bible can be misleading.Even the word Charity never appears in the Old Testament but the books of that most ancient of scripture talk about charity all the time using other words like Freewill offerings. This is not because the Bible does not always talk about governments nor religion and many other terms by addressing them directly. The truth is that the entire book is about both religion and government. The problem arises in our understanding of these and many other words.
Man's relationship to the different types of religion and government often is often determines by the nature of his heart, the condition of his mind and the choices of his soul. The nature of our hearts and the condition of our minds certainly determines the nature of our religion and government. The destiny of all society is predetermined by our spiritual choice of or inclination toward the different types of these human institutions.
Jesus did not talk a great deal about the policies of governments like Rome because His government or kingdom was not of the Roman world. He did say to call no man on earth Father and that was a direct comment concerning the position of the people to the Roman State. Jesus was talking about the policies of the people who looked to and applied to the Fathers of the earth like the Patronus and Conscripted fathers of Rome. The policy of the people to to pray to these Fathers of Rome as their Benefactors to obtain their covetous benefits was the sin Christ called them to repent.
Of course to be real Christians and followers of The Way of Jesus the Messiah, the Christ, the highest son of David, who as the rightful king fired the Moneychangers they would have to start their own Daily ministration before they could be counted as Doers of the word. The Ministers of the Church were to facilitate that charity through the service of Christ as one form of government.
The states benefits in both the system of Corban administered to by the Pharisees and the system of Qorban administered through the Roman civic Temples were being provided by forced contributions. John the Baptist also spoke against such practices. He did not directly condemn it but told the people to repent and if you had a need to share with one another in charity.[1]
These systems of free bread historians talk about were the social welfare of those societies and were making the word of God to none effect. John, Christ and the early Church taught the principles of liberty under God and His righteousness. The Church provided the Daily ministration of the people which was the antitheses of what we call Welfare today.
Modern Christians have gone out of the way of Christ. They have little or no Daily ministration. They prefer to eat at the table of kings with great appetite.[2] Instead they desire the One Purse of modern Socialism or the sloth of False religion.
Cain's city State, Nimrod's Babylon. Pharaoh's Egypt, to say nothing of Saul's government and Caesar's Rome. Everywhere you turned their is references to governments. Every reference to cities and "kingdoms" or "kings" and "rulers" is a reference to some form of government. All governments are the result of contracts and agreement so references to covenants, vows, leagues or just striking hands and being a surety is about government. And of course rights, laws and courts and justice including the Weightier matters of Christ including law, judgement and mercy all have to do with government.
If Religion was defined as the performance of our duty to God and our fellowman then religion too has to do with most governments because they are created to do just that.
The first place we see the word government is in Isaiah 9:6:
- For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government[3] shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
The second places the same Hebrew word appears in Isaiah 9:7:
- Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
The word הרשׂמ misrah is from the primary word הרשׂ sarah [4] translated power and defined contend, have power, contend with, persist, exert oneself, persevere.
It is the same three letters as the word Sarah which also means princes. It is translated remnant in:
- Jeremiah 15:11 The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee [well] in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
And as "it" in Job:
- Job 37:3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
Even though הרשׂ sarah is a primary word if we remove the letter Hey ה we get a two letter word which is very common and related to things governmental. The word רשׂ sar[5] without that emphasis letter ה Hey appears more that 400 times in the bible as prince, captain, chief, ruler, even governor etc. It is composed of the Hebrew letters Shem Reish.
- ש SHIN is a letter that includes the idea of Eternal Flame of Revelation but also connected to terms like the sun as source or teeth as in consume destroy.
- ר REISH is a letter associated with rulers and authority such as the Egyptian AmanRa. It is connected to the ideas of Process of Clarification and the "head" or "beginning" as a person who is the head or highest.
Add the letter ה Hey as we see with הרשׂ sarah and you emphasize something with an Expression--Thought turning Speech into Action which is why we see it mean an exertion of power. It is also associated with both jubilation or celebration but also fence or boundary.
Add the letter Mem which always is connected with the flow of water or power etc So when you see הרשׂמ misrah the flow of power in a rule, dominion or government.
In Isaiah 22:21 we see a different word translated government הלשׁממ memshalah[6]:
- Isaiah 22:21 And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
It is commonly translated dominion or rule, but also government and power.
It is from לשׁממ mimshal[7] a noun meaning dominion and ruler which is from the root word and verb לשׁמ mashal[8] meaning to rule, have dominion, reign or in other words the power to make laws like many governments.
- "Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." - George Washington
Government is about power. But that may not mean power over others.
That power of government may be centralized in a few or distributed in the hands of the many.
In the hands of a few it has a tendency to corrupt and to draw those who seek power.
In the hands of the many it may be individual in nature or it may be collective.
Power as a collective requires a binding agent to hold the many as one.
If the cohesive agent used to bind the many is contractual the corporate body of the collective may be authoritarian. This produces a situation where the many may have power over the few.
But if the collective is bound by common values and virtues the rights and dominion of the individual may remain both intact and secure from the dominion and the will of the many.
In the new testament we see the word government in :
- 1 Corinthians 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
The word is κυβέρνησις~ kubernesis appears only once in the Bible.<Fed> 2941 ~κυβέρνησις~ kubernesis \@koo-ber’-nay-sis\@ from kubernao (of Latin origin, to steer); TDNT-3:1035,486; n f AV-government 1; 1 1) a governing, government</Ref>
2 Peter 2:10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government[9]. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
The word government in 2 Peter he is the Greek word κυριότης kuriotes which is normally translated dominion.[10]
Both Peter and Jude are talking about despising dominion using the word ἀθετέω atheteo[11]defined as "to do away with, to set aside, disregard".
Doing away with dominion is what Israelite people did when they moved the right to rule themselves as kings and priests into the hands of a ruler in 1 Samuel 8 when the voice of the people elected a ruler who could exercise authority one over the other. Their setting aside and disregard for the endowed dominion of God was called a rejection of God.
There is no doubt that the right to rule mankind is vested by God into everyman until men reject the ways and will of God and vest those rights in another. It is clear by Samuel 10[12] and Paul's Romans 13[13] that the turning of man from Gods way to establish rulers over himself and his neighbor brings punishment to those who reject God's dominion for man's.
Since the word government and dominion really mean the same thing and there is government vested in free people by God. And there is also a government vested by men in others then seeking the righteousness of God is seeking how to live in a free society under the perfect law of liberty by faith, hope and charity.
To create governments where men may rule one over the other is rejecting God and despising the dominion God endowed everyman with.
God wants us to repent and "return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family".[14]
“I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”
― Thomas Jefferson
“A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” ― Gerald R. Ford
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.” ― Edward R. Murrow
“I am for doing good to the poor, but...I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. I observed...that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.” ― Benjamin Franklin
“History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.” ― Thomas Jefferson, Letters of Thomas Jefferson
“If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it.” ― Mark Twain
“The government is merely a servant―merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn't. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them.” ― Mark Twain
“The state is that great fiction by which everyone tries to live at the expense of everyone else.” ― Frédéric Bastiat
== Footnotes ==
- ↑ Luke 3:11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
- ↑ Proverbs 23:1 "When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee: 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. 4 ¶ Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. 6 ¶ Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: 7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. 8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. 9 ¶ Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words."
- ↑ 04951 ^הרשׂמ^ misrah \@mis-raw’\@ from 08280; n f; AV-government 2; 2 1) rule, dominion, government
- ↑ 08280 ^הרשׂ^ sarah \@saw-raw’\@ a primitive root; v; AV-power 2; 2 1) contend, have power, contend with, persist, exert oneself, persevere 1a) (Qal) to persevere, contend with
- ↑ 08269 ^רשׂ^ sar \@sar\@ from 08323; n m; AV-prince 208, captain 130, chief 33, ruler 33, governor 6, keeper 3, principal 2, general 1, lords 1, misc 4; 421 1) prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain 1a) chieftain, leader 1b) vassal, noble, official (under king) 1c) captain, general, commander (military) 1d) chief, head, overseer (of other official classes) 1e) heads, princes (of religious office) 1f) elders (of representative leaders of people) 1g) merchant-princes (of rank and dignity) 1h) patron-angel 1i) Ruler of rulers (of God) 1j) warden
- ↑ 04475 ^הלשׁממ^ memshalah \@mem-shaw-law’\@ from 04474; n f; AV-dominion 10, rule 4, dominion + 03027 1, government 1, power 1; 17 1) rule, dominion, realm 1a) rule, dominion, realm, domain 1b) rule 1c) rule, dominion (of God)
- ↑ 04474 ^לשׁממ^ mimshal \@mim-shawl’\@ from 04910; n m; AV-dominion 2, ruled 1; 3 1) dominion, ruler 1a) dominion 1b) ruler
- ↑ 04910 ^לשׁמ^ mashal \@maw-shal’\@ a primitive root; v; AV-rule 38, ruler 19, reign 8, dominion 7, governor 4, ruled over 2, power 2, indeed 1; 81 1) to rule, have dominion, reign 1a) (Qal) to rule, have dominion 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to rule 1b2) to exercise dominion
- ↑ 2963 ~κυριότης~ kuriotes \@koo-ree-ot’-ace\@ from 2962; TDNT-3:1096,486; {See TDNT 418} n f AV-dominion 3, government 1; 4 1) dominion, power, lordship 2) in the NT: one who possesses dominion
- ↑ Ephesians 1:21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion <kuriotes>, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: Colossians 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions <kuriotes>, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: Jude 1:8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion <kuriotes>, and speak evil of dignities.
- ↑ 114 ~ἀθετέω~ atheteo \@ath-et-eh’-o\@ from a compound of 1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of 5087; TDNT-8:158,1176; v AV-despise 8, reject 4, bring to nothing 1, frustrate 1, disannul 1, cast off 1; 16 1) to do away with, to set aside, disregard 2) to thwart the efficacy of anything, nullify, make void, frustrate 3) to reject, to refuse, to slight
- ↑ 1 Samuel 8:9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.... He will take your sons,...and some shall run before his chariots.... and to make his instruments of war... And he will take your daughters ...And he will take your fields... even the best of them, and give them to his servants...And he will take ... And he will take ... He will take ... and ye shall be his servants. And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
- ↑ Romans 13:3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
- ↑ Leviticus 25:10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout [all] the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.