You are expected to submit a 3-5-page paper (not including the title page, abstract, and reference
page) in current APA format addressing the four separate content areas. It is strongly
recommended that you use headings and subheadings for this paper. You must include citations
from:
1. all the required reading and presentations from the assigned module/week
2. all relevant sources from Module 1: Week 1 and Module 2: Week 2 (you MUST use the
“Biblical Principles of Government” article), and
3–5 outside sources.
This week, we focus on more specifics on these points. You will have the opportunity to read in greater detail those Biblical principles that are relevant to an understanding of government and public policy, and you will also have be introduced to the “May-Can-Should” policy analysis process. This process teaches you to first look at the moral/Biblical foundation for a policy issue before tacking the practical logistics of how to address the issue. Too often, policy makers jump past the “May” portion to focus on the “Can” and “Should” portions.
As a reference point for the Biblical worldview, keep this verse in mind, “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. …” Romans 13:1-7
