True Government
Talk 1 of 2 given at the King’s Birthday Conference 2023 at Moore Theological College. This talk was given by Peter Jensen. The next talk is Long Live the King?
Talk Outline
Introduction: To Rule and be Ruled
The Fundamentals
God Rules
- Through Christ
- Towards the End
Humanity is Revolting
- The groaning creation: the arena of this life
- The broken image: shattered relationships
- The true image: one for many
Human Government
- Experienced at every level
- The human longings for freedom and order
How should Australians be governed?
- Accounting for sin, individual preciousness, and community
- Attending to the first duties of love: Justice and safety
- Allowing for the distribution of power
- Authorising a properly accountable hierarchy
- Accepting that law and education require human transformation
- Acknowledging that the government is not the nation
- Accepting that the centre exists to serve the local
- Animating citizens to bear the responsibility for wisdom and love
Conclusion: Being an Australian Christian
