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The Christian Form of Our Government

¨      “As men we have God for our King, and are under the Law of Reason: as Christian, we have Jesus the Messiah for our King, and are under the Law revealed by him in the Gospel…” The Reasonableness of Christianity, John Locke, 1695

The four layers of expansion {leading ideas} for grades K-12 recommended for The Christian Form of Our Government are as follows:

1.       The Christian Idea of Man and Government-Representation 3 Branches of Dual Form

2.      The Law and the Gospel as the Basis of Our Government—Christianity and Education

3.      “A government Resting on Moral Principles” Christian Morality in Leadership

4.      The Pulpit and American Indepdendence

In The Noah Plan this principle is first introduced at the elementary level in 5^th grade (1^st quarter) in its first layer.

The following is the description provided by The Noah Plan History and Geography Curriculum Guide, p. 68.

The Christian Form of Our Government

“America’s unique form of civil government flows through the Holy Spirit’s power and force operating through self-governing individuals, whose God-given rights are protected by laws established by their elected representatives.  Proper government requires a balance of internal power and its external form as seen in the separation of powers and its dual form with checks and balances.  The Christian form of our government finds it source in “the American political text-book”—the Holy Bible, and its principles embody both the law and the Gospel.  To make Christian constitutional government effective, the power of government—sovereignty—must be restored to the individual.  How important then, to accustom our young children to think of the importance of individual action and influence.”  

Next time...

• The 7 Principles of American Christian Education
  • Principle 6: How the Seed of Local Self-Government is Planted

Serving faithfully,

Karen