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Greetings. This is Pastor David Bass at New Geneva Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Idaho

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Falls, Idaho, with a moment of truth, where we challenge you to think through an important issue

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of life and faith. And today, I'd like to challenge you to think through and amble through

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the preamble to the Constitution with Christ. And this is part three. We're going to amble

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through the preamble of the Constitution and look at the purpose of government to ensure

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domestic tranquility, to ensure domestic tranquility. Now, we have observed from week to

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week that our founding fathers have succinctly summarized the six purposes for human government,

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and they've done that in the preamble. And of course, they said that we, the people,

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in order to form a more perfect union, number one, to establish justice, number two,

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to ensure domestic tranquility, number three, which we're going to look at today.

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But to finish them off, we have then also to provide for the common defense, number four,

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and to promote the general welfare, number five, and then finally, number six,

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to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. Now, I have been inculcating with you

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over the weeks that what America needs to return to, indeed, is Christ, Constitution, and Capitalism.

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This is what our founders established to do, set out to do. And I have succinctly given you these

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in three C's, Christ, Constitution, and Capitalism, Christ for our spiritual lives together,

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the Constitution for our political lives together as a nation, and of course, Capitalism for our

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economic lives together. These are the three major headings in any nation. And what we have presently,

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for ease of remembrance, three S's. That is, we have secularism for our spiritual lives together,

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statism for our political lives together, and Socialism for our economic lives together.

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And these three S's stand in stark contrast to the three C's, which we need to return to,

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Christ for our spiritual lives together, Capitalism for our economic lives together,

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and Constitution for our political lives together. These three broad general headings

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are crucial if we indeed are going to have a free constitutional republic, which our founding

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fathers established for us. When a citizen asks Franklin, when he came out of the constitutional

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convention, well, Mr. Franklin, what kind of government have we? And Franklin came back quickly

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with a constitutional republic, if you can keep it. Well, can we keep it, brothers and sisters? And if

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we are about to, then we do need to have Christ infused in all of our lives together, our political

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lives together in the Constitution, and our economic lives together as well under capitalism. And what

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we're trying to unfold for you today is Christ in the six purposes of government. Those six purposes I

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just listed for you, and today we're going to hone in on the purpose of government, which one of which

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is to ensure domestic tranquility. Because our founding fathers understood that these principles,

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they were all rooted in the Bible. I'm going to root domestic tranquility in the Bible here for you

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today. And they were developed throughout the history of European government. For example, Congress observed

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in declaring 1983 to be the year of the Bible, that in view of the fact that biblical teachings, and I'm quoting

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from the Declaration, biblical teachings inspired concepts of civil government that are contained in our

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Declaration of Independence and Constitution. Unquote. That being one of the whereases, Congress decided to

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declare 1983 to be the year of the Bible, because it was so instrumental in inspiring and developing

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concepts of civil government. Our founders understood this. And then we also see Thomas Jefferson

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saying, the Christian religion is a religion of all others most friendly to liberty, science,

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and the freest expansion of the human mind. Unquote. You wouldn't hear that today from most people,

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but our founding father, Thomas Jefferson, ardently asserted this. And Jefferson also helped to craft

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and signed the Northwest Ordinance soon after the establishment of the Constitution, that ordinance which

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mandated the establishment of schools in the new territory since, as the ordinance puts it,

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religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind. Unquote.

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So, we could cite many, many other examples, but we have enough here to see that indeed Christ is not

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only compatible with, but necessary to, good government. When he is among the people of the land,

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they will find domestic tranquility. And if we are to achieve what the Founding Fathers intended,

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then we must first ask, what is domestic tranquility, dear listener? Why did the Founders seek to

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establish domestic tranquility through the Constitution? And then what part does Christ

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and the Bible play in domestic tranquility? Oh, dear listener, the Bible has the very definition

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of political tranquility. We find it in the narratives, and then we find it in the New Testament as well.

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First of all, the Old Testament narrative from 1 Kings chapter 4 describes the essence of domestic

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tranquility this way. For Solomon had dominion over all the region west of the Euphrates,

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from Tifsa to Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around him.

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And Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan even to Beersheba, every man under his vine and under his

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fig tree, all the days of Solomon, unquote. From 1 Kings chapter 4. In many other places in the Old

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Testament, this is what domestic tranquility is pictured, how it is pictured for us, dear listener.

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And domestic tranquility thereby demands five different conditions. First of all, domestic

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tranquility demands dominion and rule of a Christian prince or government. Number two, domestic

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tranquility, according to our text, also demands shalom, that is peace on all sides around. This must be

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true for every constitutional republic as well, that is ruled by Christian magistrates and government.

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Thirdly, domestic tranquility also requires safety from the predations of every enemy. Enemies only

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disturb tranquility. A genuine Christian magistrate will ensure domestic tranquility, safety from the

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predations of every enemy. And then fourthly, domestic tranquility also requires flourishing, economic and

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cultural prosperity. Yes, this is the beautiful figure of every man dwelling under his vine and under his

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own fig tree. That is, he enjoys the fruits of his labor, and he does so in peace. And then fifthly,

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domestic tranquility also demands that which endures, tranquility endures in perpetuity from one generation

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to another. This is the idea of all the days of Solomon, an entire generation. Domestic tranquility

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prevailed. The five different requirements of domestic tranquility, all of which our founding fathers

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attempted to perpetuate to the next generation, not only to themselves, but also to the next

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generation. To this model of domestic tranquility, our founding fathers aspired. Now, prior their

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circumstances, prior to the Constitutional Convention, they had experienced a quite different

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ideal, I'm afraid. For example, they endured the Whiskey Rebellion. Go back to your American history and

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you'll find that in 1791, there was an uprising by citizens on the frontier against the tax on liquor

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that had been leveled by the new federal government under the Articles of Confederation. And those

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citizens on the frontier rebelled against that tax, and that rebellion became known as the Whiskey

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Rebellion. And then there was Shays' Rebellion, too. This was a time of unrest between the Articles of

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Confederation and the Constitutional Convention, because we also see, probably most egregiously,

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Shays' Rebellion. Because in 1786, a Revolutionary War veteran, Daniel Shays, led some 4,000 men in

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Massachusetts in rebellion over economic and civil rights being usurped by bankers and politicians.

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Oh, it's funny how the more things change, the more they stay the same, don't they? We experience

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that in our own day. Well, Daniel Shays and his 4,000 rebels in Massachusetts attempted to secure

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an arms depot with which they could then lead an armed rebellion against the new government.

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And Shays' Rebellion is regarded as the precipitating event in calling for the Constitutional Convention.

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And it was enough, even, to bring George Washington out of his retirement.

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Well, during this time of turbulence, there were a host of other issues, too. The bills of credit,

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interstate friction, all threatened the domestic tranquility of the new nation.

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So, with these events fresh in the minds of our founding fathers, they crafted a constitution

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designed to bring the United States out of a state of domestic turbulence

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into one of domestic tranquility. Oh, dear listener. Oh, that our leaders had the same goal with the same

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sense of urgency that our founding fathers had. Well, let me take a break here momentarily just to

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let you know that you're listening to a broadcast of New Geneva Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

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My name is Pastor David Bass. I am the minister there. We are located in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

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And we meet for worship on Sundays. If you are in our region, in our neighborhood, we meet for holy

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worship on Sunday at 10 a.m. at 101 4th Street on the corner of 4th and Boulevard. And you can call us

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for feedback to this message, or for further information, you can call us at area code 208-523-0196.

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That's area code 208-523-0196. Or you can check out our websites. We have two of them.

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Newgenevaopc.org. That's one word, newgenevaopc.org. And that is our church website. And there you can

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check different information that we have there. We've got sermons, we've got articles, and a host

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of information on our church. Or you can check out our other website, which is omnispotestas.org.

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Let me spell that Latin phrase for you, which means all authority. It's omnispotestas.org,

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O-M-N-I-S-P-O-T-E-S-T-A-S.org. And Omnis Potestas is the locale where we have an entire catalog

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of our radio messages. And you can check those a few years back if you'd like and get caught up

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on what we're treating of here as well. That's our website, omnispotestas, O-M-N-I-S-P-O-T-E-S-T-A-S.org.

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Omnispotestas.org. Well, let's get back then to our issue that we're treating of here today.

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That is an amble through the preamble. And we're looking at the six purposes of government

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to which the Bible exhorts us, the Founding Fathers researched, and what they call the divine

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science of government established the six purposes for government in the preamble to the Constitution.

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And number three purpose for government is to ensure domestic tranquility. We saw the circumstances

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under which our Founders labored to produce a Constitution. And we hearken back to it and wish

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and cry out for our leaders to have the same goal with the same sense of urgency that our Founding

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Fathers did. But instead, our leaders today seem intent upon fomenting domestic turbulence

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rather than ensuring domestic tranquility. They seem to be bent upon fomenting domestic turbulence

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instead. It certainly fits their own interests better. We live in a cynical age when our leaders

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are out for themselves more than they are out for our best interests. For example, we see just a few

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brief examples. We see the racial turbulence of Ferguson, Missouri, and St. Louis, too, for that

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matter. It better serves the politics of division, which has been promulgated by then-President Obama

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and the Attorney General Eric Holder, too, for that matter, to consolidate power and police into

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the hands of the federal government. We also see the violent, provocative turbulence of Antifa,

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for example. Antifa, which is short for anti-fascism, which, ironically, Antifa uses fascist methods to

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ostensibly protest fascism when they are indeed fascist themselves. But we see their violent and

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provocative turbulence better serve the interests of deep state actors like George Soros, who is largely

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the one funding Antifa, and also progressive governments like those in Austin, Texas, who

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tolerate and encourage groups like Antifa. Well, we also see the violent, predatory turbulence of

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animals like MS-13 gang members on our borders. And it better serves the agenda of politics and power

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for Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, for example, who shamelessly apologize for the

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predatory turbulence of animals like MS-13 gang members. We also see the tragic turbulence of gun

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deaths in our cities and schools. For example, the city of Chicago, which is a progressive stronghold

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ruled by Democrats for generations, one of the highest gun death rates in America, per capita.

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But it better serves the interests of anti-Second Amendment politicians, doesn't it, who seek only to

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disarm the American people in order to more effectively control them. The tragic turbulence of gun deaths

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serves those who seek to disarm the American people. Well, we also see the corrosive, divisive

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turbulence of the politics of polarization. I call it the politics of polarization in the United States

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of America currently being practiced. Today, it better serves the interests of leaders who only wish to

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offer bigger, stronger government as the solution to imposing the will of our group on the other.

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Yes, corrosive, divisive turbulence of the politics of polarization. Now, example after example could be

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given to demonstrate this point, dear listener. You know it's true in your heart and in your gut.

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You know it's true, don't you? It's enough to know that the problem of domestic turbulence is a much

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better state of affairs for our nation's leaders than the solution of domestic tranquility. More power,

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more wealth can be extorted from the people in turbulence than it can be in tranquility. Now,

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our leaders do not have our best interests at heart, dear listener. Citizens are far more likely to

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exchange their liberty for security during times of insecure turbulence than in times of secure

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tranquility. Ergo, we have then insecure turbulence reigning in America. And unfortunately,

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we live in a cynical age when those drawn to power do so and seek it for their own self-interest above

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those of the people they serve. Therefore, when domestic turbulence better serves their interest than

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does domestic tranquility, guess which state of affairs prevails, dear listener, huh? But it has not

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always been so. No, domestic tranquility has always been the ideal biblical state for the people and for

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which government aspires to provide for that people as well. The Old Testament is full of example after

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example, one of which I just read for you. That is during the reign of Solomon, one of the peak points

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in Israel's history. And then we have Micah as well, exhorting this upon his generation. He says,

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out of Zion shall go forth the law. Micah was a law and order prophet, dear listener. Out of Zion shall

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go forth the law and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge. And talking then about

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Prince Jesus, King Jesus, he shall judge between many peoples and shall decide disputes for strong

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nations far away. And they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.

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Nations shall not lift up sword against nation. Neither shall they learn war, any war, any more,

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excuse me, but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree. There's that metaphor

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again for domestic tranquility. That is every citizen shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree,

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enjoying the fruits of his labor. And then Micah goes on to say, and no one shall make them afraid

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for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken. Unquote. From the prophet Micah, many other places of

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scripture describe this ideal state of domestic tranquility, which the Bible promises not only in

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the future, but exhorts upon both nation member and magistrate. It was not meant to be just the ideal

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state in an age to come, as many Christians interpreted. And thereby, these same Christians

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absolved themselves from any responsibility to do anything to ensure domestic tranquility.

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No, they would rather not soil the garments of the gospel with politics and culture. It's not meant to be.

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No, I am begged to differ with you. Rather, it is that condition that is domestic tranquility

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that every nation's member and magistrate should strive to achieve, dear listener. Indeed, that is the

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case for which we must all struggle. And it's not only in the Old Testament, but in the New as well,

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this idea that nations should strive to live under domestic tranquility. Because the Apostle Paul,

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in urging Christians to pray for the leaders of their nations, he says, first of all, then,

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I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings,

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and all who are in high positions, that is the magistrates of any given land, the rulers of any

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given land. We are blessed enough to live in a constitutional republic, and we are to pray for

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those who are in high office. Paul says that we are to urge that, as he says, supplications, prayers,

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intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings, and all who are in high positions,

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in order that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. Here,

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then again, is that very notion that we have been unpacking for you, the idea that government should

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ensure domestic tranquility, that is, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified

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in every way. Here is the heart and soul of what we mean by domestic tranquility. This was the notion

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of domestic tranquility that our founding fathers had, and they observed, is one of the purposes,

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the very purposes for government, yes, to ensure domestic tranquility, that is, leading a peaceful

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and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. And moreover, this was also understood by the early

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church. It was the condition after which they strove, and by which they conquered the west.

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Just look into the life, then, for example, of Charlemagne, who was emperor of the west,

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if you will, but he understood this principle and inculcated it not only among his own court,

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but among those who governed underneath him, for those in powerful positions, high positions,

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that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is one of the

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purposes of government, dear listener. It is one that we need to return to, one that you as a Christian

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in leading a sanctified life must also inculcate, not only in your children, but also in those who

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represent you in government, and you must strive to make aware to every citizen of America that we may

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lead peaceful and quiet lives as Christians. This is one of the purposes that government is to bring

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to us and to their nation. Well, we have been seeing how we need, then, this underscores for us again,

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just again and again, why we need Christ, constitution, and capitalism for America.

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We can't have a secular state. There's no such thing because it will be opposed. Christ will be

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opposed by all that is secular and all that is religious as well. We have not only a false secular

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religion that now obtains and rules and browbeats and bullies we Christians into silence, but we also

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have a flourishing sprouting of other pagan religions that do indeed militate against Christianity itself.

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So, we must return to Christ, constitution, and capitalism if we indeed are going to have the

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America that our founding fathers knew, that they bequeathed to us, and that we will bequeathed to

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our children. Otherwise, we will give to our children what we have now. That is secularism for our

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spiritual lives together, statism for our political lives together, and socialism for our economic

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lives together, and we will continue down this bankrupt path. But if we labor, as we are intended

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to do for the six purposes of government, Christ in the preamble to the constitution, then we will labor

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to ensure domestic tranquility. And we'll do this not only in our day for our lives and for our people,

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for our children. I exhort you to this, brothers and sisters, that is part of your Christian

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responsibility in living sanctified lives, lives that sanctify your own heart and mind, and then

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work outward to sanctify your marriage with your spouse, your life with your children, in your

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household, sanctify your household, sanctify your church as well, make it holy, make it godly, but also

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insofar as you are able, then sanctify your community, your schools, and yea, your governments

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as well. You will not soil the garments of the gospel. You will glorify the garments of the gospel

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by doing this, ensuring domestic tranquility in the name of Christ. This has been Pastor David Bass at

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New Geneva Orthodox Presbyterian Church, and we meet for holy worship on Sunday at 10 a.m. at 101 4th

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Street on the corner of 4th and Boulevard. We're pretty easy to find. Come and join us, would you,

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for worship? We're fairly easy to find, and we'd love to have you cross our threshold, meet us,

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and worship with us. We meet at 10 a.m. at 101 4th Street on the corner of 4th and Boulevard. Come to

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us on Sunday and see us. Or you can call us for feedback and more information. You can call us at

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area code 208-523-0196, or check out our websites. Our church website, newgenevaopc.org,

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newgenevaopc.org, or our radio website, where we have cataloged for you many of our messages going

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back years, and that is omnispotestas.org, O-M-N-I-S-P-O-T-E-S-T-A-S.org, omnispotestas.org.

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And once again, call us for feedback and information, area code 208-523-0196.