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Pray for Good Government

1/20/2021

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Not all governments are the same. Some governments are better at preserving justice and rewarding virtue. Corrupt governments reward vice and punish those who do good. Some governments preserve a greater share of liberty and freedom for its citizens. Other governments are jealous of power and become repressive and restrictive. Governments sometimes come to power legitimately, using the laws and institutions that ensure fairness and oversight. But history is full of examples of governments coming to power by brute force or deceit.

​No matter the government, weather it be good or evil, St. Paul’s divinely inspired instructions are clear: 

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    Pastor Brian Flamme is the senior pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Roswell, New Mexico.

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