Campaign Conclusion

Although not officially over, it looks like the President Bush has been re-elected.

I think this is a good thing. From all appearances he is a man who is trying to please God and that is the type of leader our country needs.

However, there are a few things that came up in the campaign that I believe we need to address or even confront. One is the budget, as individuals we must live within our means, spend only what we have, (i.e. balance our budgets) and the government should do the same. I realize during war time this is about impossible, but putting the war aside, we should be cutting all non-essential government programs by the thousands to reduce government waste. We might disagree on what is essential government, but to me it comes down to what the government is for.

Dr. Jack Cottrell writes, "There is one word that sums up [what the Bible says is] the purpose of government: JUSTICE..." Justice comes down to protecting the rights of the law-abiding citizens and to punishing those who do not abide by the law.

In my mind, if it has nothing to do with those two things ... do we need it? What falls under these categories? Military, police, jails, courts, legislature, and prisons, etc. There are other things that the government does like building and maintaining roads and fire protection, but what else is absolutely necessary?

This is not a rhetorical question.

What does the Bible say about government? Read the following verses.
Romans 13.1
Romans 13.3-5
1 Peter 2.13-14
1 Timothy 2.1-4
Matthew 22.21