Government Font: Tex Gyre Adventor, all caps, bold Try to center the word under the sun and make it look as if it is resting atop and between the mountains.

good government Is established by God Romans 13:1 Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.

good government Is established by God Psalm 95:3–5 For the Lord is a great God And a great King above all gods, in whose hand are the depths of the earth, the peaks of the mountains are His also. The sea is His, for it was He who made it, and His hands formed the dry land.

good government Limits itself

good government Promotes righteousness Proverbs 20:26 A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them. Proverbs 20:28 Loyalty and truth preserve the king, And he upholds his throne by righteousness.

good government Promotes righteousness 1 Peter 2:13–14 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right.

good government Promotes righteousness Proverbs 29:4 The king gives stability to the land by justice, but a man who takes bribes overthrows it.

good government Promotes righteousness Proverbs 31:8–9 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

good government Protects order

good government Is established by God Limits itself Promotes righteousness Protects order

Fallen government Sinful

Fallen government Satanic 1 John 5:19 We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

Fallen government Unjust

Fallen government Corrupt Ecclesiastes 5:9 The produce of the land is seized by all of them, even the king is served by the fields.

Fallen government Inefficient

Fallen government Limited

Fallen government Sinful Satanic Unjust Corrupt Inefficient Limited

Perfect government Isaiah 9:6–7 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

godly citizens Russell Moore There will come a day when Old Glory yields to an older glory, when the new republic succumbs to a new creation. We must not shirk our callings as citizens, but we also must not see our citizenship of the moment as the final word. We are Americans best when we are not Americans first.

godly citizens Russell Moore Beside us, there may be flags, and we’ll pledge allegiance where we ought and where we can. But...always over us, there’s a cross.

godly citizens Honor

godly citizens Resist

godly citizens Influence

godly citizens Pray 1 Timothy 2:1–2 First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

godly citizens Relax Psalm 29:10 The Lord sat as King at the flood; yes, the Lord sits as King forever.

godly citizens Hope Philippians 3:20–21 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.

godly citizens Erwin Lutzer ...we have to be clear about what government can and cannot do. Of course we should work toward good government, good laws and good judges.

godly citizens But we cannot be naive in thinking that government can rescue us from the abyss of moral and spiritual failure. When will we learn that the best news this nation needs will not come from Washington, but from the lips and lives of followers of Jesus Christ?