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As soon as I can make it to city hall on Monday, I will be placing my name in the hat for mayor. It is apparent that the current candidate pool is not properly focused on where God wants us to go.
My platform will include:
A Biblical Self-Government:
Which is the desire and the ability to willingly submit to God-given authority without being forced, coerced, or constantly reminded to do so.
When man refuses to be self-governed, he asks to be a slave. This sums up the whole history of mankind. It started in Eden, and it is still true, even in our country today.
When God created Adam in the Garden of Eden, Adam was to be self-governed, ruled only by God. God gave him the law by which he was bound, “And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Gen. 2:15–17). Once Adam had received the law, it was up to him to willingly submit to God and obey His law. God did not stage guards around the tree forcing Adam to stay away. God did not place a fence around the tree of the knowledge of good and evil keeping Adam at arm’s length. Self-government is the primary means by which man was to be governed. Those that will not submit will be expelled from Freehold.
As to the Lord, and Not to Men:
One great example of what Biblical self-government looks like comes from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians:
I will expand upon the other planks in my platform once the paperwork is filed.
My platform will include:
A Biblical Self-Government:
Which is the desire and the ability to willingly submit to God-given authority without being forced, coerced, or constantly reminded to do so.
When man refuses to be self-governed, he asks to be a slave. This sums up the whole history of mankind. It started in Eden, and it is still true, even in our country today.
When God created Adam in the Garden of Eden, Adam was to be self-governed, ruled only by God. God gave him the law by which he was bound, “And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Gen. 2:15–17). Once Adam had received the law, it was up to him to willingly submit to God and obey His law. God did not stage guards around the tree forcing Adam to stay away. God did not place a fence around the tree of the knowledge of good and evil keeping Adam at arm’s length. Self-government is the primary means by which man was to be governed. Those that will not submit will be expelled from Freehold.
As to the Lord, and Not to Men:
One great example of what Biblical self-government looks like comes from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians:
Ephesians 6:5–9
5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; 6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; 7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: 8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. 9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
We are all personally accountable to God for our attitudes and actions. It does not matter if we are servants/slaves or free men/masters; everything we do must be done “unto Christ,” for He is our Master who is in heaven. If we only do what is right while others are watching, we have only deceived ourselves because God is ever-present, all-knowing, and able to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart (Ps. 139:7–12; Heb. 4:12). My administration will not be deceived by Satan. I see only self absorbed pride so far from the other candidates.5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; 6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; 7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: 8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. 9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
I will expand upon the other planks in my platform once the paperwork is filed.