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What does it mean?
Proper governance of the world is impossible without God and the Bible. This asserts a divine necessity for correct rule.
In plain terms
You cannot govern the world correctly without God and the Bible.
What can you take from it?
Acknowledge divine guidance as necessary for governance.

Where it applies

  • political philosophy
  • leadership
  • lawmaking

Putting it to work

  • integrate faith into policy
  • respect religious law

Questions to consider

  • Can governance exist without religion?
  • What is the role of faith?

Another view

This view excludes non-religious frameworks of governance and ethics.

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