Seeking the Peace of the City

Deut. 4:5-10
Seeking the Peace of the City
Peace, Theocracy & Oregon Measures 54, 56 and 59
Living In Exile, Part Four
Sermon Outline by Pastor Dennis Tuuri, September 7, 2008

1. Seek the Peace of the City: A Command Jer. 29:7
2. A Need to Know What Peace Is The Goal
   A. From Genesis to the Great Commission to Revelation
   Theocracy (Not Ecclesiocracy!) Does Jesus Reign Now?

B. Dt. 4:5-8 Our Wisdom and Gods Civil Laws (10 Words; Law Code?)

C. The Reformed Witness - Theonomy/Theocracy

3. An Attention to What Needs to Be Done to Reach the Goal: The Mechanisms
   A. Tongue, Ears, Eyes - Our Mars Hill
   B. Hands - Christian Voting
4. The Application of Command, Goal, and Mechanism to Oregons Ballot Measures
   A. Measure 54 Pick an Age Amends Constitution: Standardizes voting eligibility for school board elections with other state and local elections.
   1.) Military and Enrollment Age: 20
   Exo. 30:14; 38:26; Numbers 1:2,3,18; 14:29; 26:2; 2 Chr. 25:5
   2.) Ruling Age: 25 or 30 Numbers 4:2,3, 23, 30, 35, 43,47; 8:23-26; 1 Chr. 23:3
   B. Measure 56 Taxation, Representation and Consent (and Deception!) Amends Constitution: Provides that May and November property tax elections are decided by majority of voters voting.
   C. Measure 59 Envy and Paying What You Dont Ever Get Creates an unlimited deduction for federal income taxes on individual taxpayers' Oregon income-tax returns.
5. The Analysis of Our Problem
   Sen. Obamas Experience Running for Office; Politics and Idolatry
   We live in an Arminian (Political) World
   Gods Gracious Chastisements
   Praying for the City