Governed By the Consent of the Governed

The Cry Freedom Workshop

Overview Statement

• God, not man, is sovereign over the universe. Government exists for the good of the people, not the people for the government. A people is most free when people establish the government and the government is accountable to the people.

Introductory Questions• On the leadership scale below, what is the

functional ideal of a leader in your community or country? Describe your answer:

Servant-----------------------------------------Authoritarian

• Would you describe your country as economically free? Why or why not?

• Would you describe your country as politically free? Why or why not?

Post Video Discussion

• What is the opposite – antithesis - of this principle?

• On a scale moving from 1-10 with 1 being the opposite of this principle and 10 being the perfect application of this principle, where does your nation fall.

• Give illustrations or stories to demonstrate your answer. These can be for the principle or the antithesis as you have observed it.

Discovery Scripture• Read:

– Set # 1: Exodus 19: 17-26; Deut 1:13 – 17; Titus 2: 1-8– Set # 2: Deut. 5:1-4; Judges 8:22-23; 1 Cor. 6: 1-11; 1

Tim 3: 1-5– Set # 3: Proverbs 11:14; 29:2; Matt 28:19-20;

Romans 16:25-26; • Questions

– What set of principles of government can be established by these passages.

– What characterizes Godly leadership?– What is the character of a godly nation?

God Has Instituted Civil Government

• Three God-ordained institutions:– Family– Civil Government– Church

• The Bible:– Institutes civil government– Does not prescribe a particular form of gov.– Establishes principles of governance

Government of the Free

God is Sovereign

The FamilyCivil

GovernmentThe Church

Free Citizens