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Civil Government, Justice, and God’s Wrath
A few observations, largely from Wayne Grudem's book: 1. God established some form of civil government in Genesis 9 when he commanded that man shed the blood of murders (Gen. 9:5-6). As Wayne Grudem writes, "God establishes the obligation to carry out the most severe punishment (the taking of a human life) in retribution for the most horrible crime (the murder of another human being)." 2. Throughout history, anarchy, where it has existed, has been dreadful (Judg. 17:6, 18:1, 19:1-30, 21:25). In the New Testament, Paul commands thankfulness for governmental authorities, even wildly … [Read more...] about Civil Government, Justice, and God’s Wrath