There's one fundamental question lying at the heart of every political debate, whether spoken or unspoken. And that is: "What is the proper role of government?"
It doesn't matter what the issue is. It could be fiscal policy, health care, abortion, disease prevention, foreign affairs, you name it. All government action hinges on the answer to this question.
Unfortunately, most Americans today think government is supposed to do far more than it was created to do. But as Christians, how do we answer this question?
Thankfully, God's Word provides the answer. Tune-in to find out!
Topics Covered
- Foundations
- Evolution vs. creation
- Importance of origins
- Authority vs. power
- Types of governments
- Forms of Governments
- Monarchy, oligarchy, democracy, republic
- The nature of man – Plato vs. Paul
- How the protestant reformation also reformed civil government
- Economics #1
- Desert island scenario – capital, money, supply, demand
- Economic systems compared
- Economics #2
- Inflation
- Recessions, depressions
- Currency supply
- The invisible hand
- Charity
- Biblical standards
- Charity: the key to evangelism
- Competition between church and state for charity
- Historical perspectives on charity
- The Constitution
- Biblical principles used by the founders
- Decision-Making Processes
- The world’s process
- The biblical process
- Principle vs. practicality
- Education
- Biblical reasons to educate
- Biblical ways to educate
- History of education in America
- History
- Different views of history – Atheist v. Christian
- Last 500 years
- Strategies of our Adversaries
- Our spiritual adversary and his strategies
- Our human adversaries and their strategies
- International Issues
- Just War Theory and St. Augustine
- International trade
- Treaties and the Constitution
- A Plan for Renewal & Revival in America and the World
Testimonies
"I have been fortunate enough to be able to take a trip to the Holy Land, to take a ‘Heritage’ tour with Marshall Foster, and visit many of our country’s historical landmarks. This 10 week IPS course is far more valuable than all those other things combined."
"It changed my worldview forever and I cannot recommend any other class or curriculum more highly."
"My wife and I signed up for this class because we felt obligated to gain a better understanding of how Scripture intersects with government, public policy, and economics."
"Your speaking and teaching are very captivating and inspiring, helping us learn how to think on the basis of biblical truth."
"Mike’s excellent teaching radically changed my mind to what I originally was taught many years ago of the principles of government and its role in our society."
"It’s good medicine for apathy to
politics and government class."