Christian Living

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The eight domains of society are Government, Church, Family, Economics, Science and Technology, Communications, Education, Arts and Entertainment. Through each domain, many of us have huge areas of influence.

God has set up and modelled each area of influence with His character and nature and has principles and guidelines for us in each, here is a brief summary of all eight domains.

1. Government
The authority of Government is Justice.Government should reveal
God's attributes as King of KingsPrimary attribute is Justice (not leadership)
The function of Government is to enforce the civil law, that is the will of the people.
God's governing principles of Goverment are People up concensus (people choose), Population driven (serves people in justice), Elective, consensus, representative, not the priesthood.
Biblical example: 'A Kingdom divided against itself cannot stand'.

2. Church
The authority of the church is morality.
The Church should reveal God's attributes as Great High Priest.The Church's primary attributes are Mercy, Holiness and Righteousness.
The Church's function is to uphold moral law regardless of civil law.
God's governing principles of Church are Top down, God appoints, moral model - to be a representative of God to the people, absolute standard of truth, not given territory or carts, advisory role to the King or Judge, but never take the place of King or Judge, essential to the health of a nation.
Biblical example: Jesus and the money-changers in the temple.

3. Family
The authority of Family is love.
Family should reveal God as Abba FatherThe Function of Family is to love or nurture.
God's governing principle for family is the laws of Love.
Biblical example: If love is absent so is authority.

4. Economics
Economics is an influence and depends on supply and demand.
Economics reveals God as our providor.
The Function of Economics is Provision.
God's governing principles for Economics are: laws of economics, Aid versus economics, Right to own land, Private property, Living within your means, Generous lending, Borrowers integrity/responsibility, limited debt - not perpetual, work/workers integrity, gleanings, stewardship of environment, no national debt, no poverty.

5. Science and Technology
Science and Technology is an influence.
Science and Technology reveals God as Creator and Healer.  The function of Science and Technology is to provide order and power.
God's governing principles for Science and Technology are: laws of nature, healing versus cure, supernatural, cause and effect, hygiene, sanitation/prevention, nutrition, environmental stewardship.
Biblical principle: If you keep these principles, sickness will be less of a problem, God's Healing.

6. Communication
Communication is an influence.
Communication reveals The Living Word of God.
The attribute or function of Communication is to express sovereign will/truth.God's governing principles for communication are: laws of human nature, truth is most powerful in a free forum,  Communication is God dealing with our will, this works two-ways, between God and man and man and God.
Biblical principle: 'Words have the power of life and death' Prov. 18:21

7. Education
Education is an influence and inseperable from family
Education reveals God as the Great Teacher.
The attribute of Education is Wisdom.
The Function of Education is to motivate learning.God governs Education by the laws of human nature.
Biblical principle: 'Train a child in the way he should go and he will never depart from it'.

8. Arts and Entertainment
Arts and Entertainment is an influence.
Arts and Entertainment should reveal God as Song of Songs/The Potter.
The function of Arts and Entertainment is beauty, joy, enjoyment
God governs Arts and Entertainment by the Laws of aesthetics and rest and restoration.

The domains of Family, Government and Church are authorities, the other five domains are influencial in nature.

A separation of powers equals justice. Because absolute power corrupts absolutely. Thus the separation of church and state and civil and moral law. Please see my article on Church and State. Civil law changes with the decisions and choices and according to the will of the people, moral law does NOT, it is set up and upheld by God.

The people have to decide what price they are willing to pay to be a people or nation.If you eliminate God from the scope of belief there is no wisdom. Wisdom begins with God.

Knowledge is useless without wisdom because there is no answer without God. Where parents are not involved, learning decreases and the state of education declines. The authority and responsibilty for the child to learn comes directly from the parents.

Communication is willful agreement to recieve what is being said. We reap communication/truth to the level of our personal interest. We cannot be influenced unless we will to listen, learn, change and reason.  


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