Chapter 2: Government Under God Flashcards
In this first foundational civil ordinance,
capital punishment (the death penalty)
the authority and power to control, to direct, and to rule the actions and affairs of others.
government
As Creator, God is ?; that is, God has both the supreme power and the right to govern all nations and their rulers.
sovereign
rules of human action or conduct.
Laws
is given by God explicitly in the Holy Scripture.
Revealed law
discernible by all men as image-bearers of God by virtue of the “work of the law written in their hearts”
natural law
orders from God telling men what to do and what not to do
commandments
which briefly states how the Great Commandment is to be fulfilled.
Decalogue or the Ten Commandments
Over time, some rulers have come to believe that when a law is made, the only reason to obey the law is that they have made it.
Positive law
a government where God rules directly
theocracy
Iran is the best modern example
rule by clerics
However, all laws passed by the legislature and president must by accepted by a twelve- member council of clerics called the ?
Council of Guardians
At the top of the clerical system is a supreme religious leader called the ? who is appointed for life
Ayatollah
Islamic, law
sharia
This belief that government should remove everything religious from its domain
secularism
