Songs
- One Day
- Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus
- I have Decided
- Before the Throne of God
Scripture
- Genesis 47:12, 9:15
- Mathew 3:16, 17:1
- Ephesians 1:19
- Philippians 4:19
- Romans 1:28
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10
Some key points
- What you believe about Christ will influence what you do in this world.
- To understand how Joseph approached things we need to look at it from a spiritual perspective:
- Joseph is a type of Christ, suffered much of what Jesus would suffer.
- The government is an extension of God’s sovereign authority.
- Man is fallen to sin and is in need of a savior.
- Christ will not force anyone to trust him.
- A government can be based on a humanistic viewpoint or God’s viewpoint
- based on God’s viewpoint will seek to give people freedom and justice.
- based on humanistic viewpoint will seek to enslave it’s people at the expense of justice.