Politics - According to the Bible : A Comprehensive Resource for Understanding Modern Political Issues in Light of Scripture.

Intro
 Title Page
 Dedication
 CONTENTS
 PREFACE
 INTRODUCTION
 Part 1 --
BASIC PRINCIPLES
 Chapter 1 --
FIVE WRONG VIEWS ABOUT CHRISTIANS AND GOVERNMENT
 A. GOVERNMENT SHOULD COMPEL RELIGION
 B. GOVERNMENT SHOULD EXCLUDE RELIGION
 C. ALL GOVERNMENT IS EVIL AND DEMONIC
 D. DO EVANGELISM, NOT POLITICS
 E. DO POLITICS, NOT EVANGELISM
 Chapter 2 --
A BETTER SOLUTION: SIGNIFICANT CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE ON GOVERNMENT
 A. UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE RIGHTLY
 B. LIBERAL DISTORTIONS OF THE BIBLE
 C. BIBLICAL SUPPORT FOR SIGNIFICANT CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE D. HISTORICAL EXAMPLES OF CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE ON SECULAR GOVERNMENTSE. IS THE UNITED STATES A CHRISTIAN NATION?
 F. WHAT ABOUT OLD TESTAMENT LAWS? (THE QUESTION OF THEONOMY)
 G. SHOULD CHRISTIANS ONLY VOTE FOR CHRISTIAN CANDIDATES?
 H. WITHOUT CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE, GOVERNMENTS WILL HAVE NO CLEAR MORAL COMPASS
 I. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PASTORS TO TEACH ON POLITICAL ISSUES
 J. THE OBLIGATIONS OF ALL CHRISTIAN CITIZENS
 K. CHURCHES AND THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) GUIDELINES
 L. CONCLUSION
 Chapter 3 --
BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES CONCERNING GOVERNMENT A. GOVERNMENTS SHOULD PUNISH EVIL AND ENCOURAGE GOODB. WHAT ABOUT THE DETAILED LAWS FOR ISRAEL GIVEN IN EXODUS-DEUTERONOMY?
 C. GOD IS SOVEREIGN OVER ALL NATIONS
 D. GOVERNMENTS SHOULD SERVE THE PEOPLE AND SEEK THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE, NOT THE RULERS
 E. CITIZENS SHOULD OBEY THE GOVERNMENT (EXCEPT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES)
 F. GOVERNMENTS SHOULD SAFEGUARD HUMAN LIBERTY
 G. GOVERNMENTS CANNOT SAVE PEOPLE OR CHANGE HUMAN HEARTS
 H. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHURCH AND STATE
 I. GOVERNMENTS SHOULD ESTABLISH A CLEAR SEPARATION OF POWERS
 J. THE RULE OF LAW MUST APPLY EVEN TO THE RULERS IN A NATION K. THE BIBLE GIVES SUPPORT FOR SOME KIND OF DEMOCRACYL. NATIONS SHOULD VALUE PATRIOTISM
 Chapter 4 --
A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW
 A. GOD CREATED EVERYTHING
 B. THE ONE TRUE GOD REVEALS HIMSELF AND HIS MORAL STANDARDS CLEARLY IN THE BIBLE
 C. THE ORIGINAL CREATION WAS "VERY GOOD"
 D. BECAUSE ADAM AND EVE SINNED, THERE IS MORAL EVIL ("SIN") IN THE HEART OF EVERY HUMAN BEING
 E. BECAUSE ADAM AND EVE SINNED, GOD PLACED A CURSE ON THE ENTIRE NATURAL WORLD
 F. GOD WANTS HUMAN BEINGS TO DEVELOP THE EARTH'S RESOURCES AND TO USE THEM WISELY AND JOYFULLY Chapter 5 --
THE COURTS AND THE QUESTION OF ULTIMATE POWER IN A NATIONA. ULTIMATE POWER: WHO WILL HAVE IT?
 B. ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE, WHAT SHOULD JUDGES DO?
 C. WHAT HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN THE UNITED STATES?
 D. LIMITING THE POWER OF THE COURTS BY APPOINTING "ORIGINALIST" JUDGES IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE FACING THE NATION TODAY
 Part 2 --
SPECIFIC ISSUES
 Chapter 6 --
THE PROTECTION OF LIFE
 A. ABORTION
 B. EUTHANASIA
 C. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
 D. SELF-DEFENSE AND OWNERSHIP OF GUNS
 Chapter 7 --
MARRIAGE
 A. BIBLICAL TEACHING: MARRIAGE IS ONLY BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN