With respect to the role of government, one of the most telling passages can be found in 1st Samuel, Chapter 8.
The people came to Samuel and asked that he apoint a King to rule over them, since he was retiring as a wise Judge.
The Lord told Samuel to detail the dangers of this to the people. Of the wars that will be fought endangering the lives of their sons and the fruits of their labour that would be taxed.
These warnings are all too familiar when we consider the growth of power in our executive branch. Of the enourmous amount of money that you pay in taxes for the excess of government, and the undeclared wars we rush into without debate in Congress.
So please read and consider Samuel 1, Chapter 8, and how that reflects in my message of peace and freedom. It is easy to remember because it is Article 1, Section 8 of the constitution which enumerates the few things our federal government has authority over.
Frame the narrative around the Bible passage and the direct relevance to the political situation of today.
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