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  • The Constitution and Philosophical Foundings
    • ]]>     People of faith must wrestle with the issue of the constitution and authority. Often the Bible and the Constitution are in agreement regarding acceptable behavior. At times, they contradict. Something may be permissible (or implied) by the Constitution, but be against God’s law. Either the Constitution is superior to God’s law (the Bible) or vice versa. Drunkenness is not illegal except when driving, but the Bible clearly prohibits it.

    Discussion Starters

    • Which is higher, God’s law or man’s (the Bible or the Constitution)?
    • What are some possible consequences of putting God’s law above the Constitution when they differ?
    • What are some possible consequences of putting the Constitution above God’s law when they differ?
    • When man puts the Constitution ( or man’s law) above God’s, where does that put God in relation to man, who has more authority?
    • If man is going to put his own laws above God’s, what is the use or purpose of claiming to follow God?
    • Daniel put God’s laws above man’s. How did that work out for him? Would the same thing happen today?
    • Muslims put God’s law above man’s. Is that right or wrong? Support your answer.
    • How are the 10 Commandments similar or different from the Bill of Rights, in that they both strive to govern society?
    • In addition to the 10 Commandments, Moses followed his father-in-law’s advice to establish a structure of authority with only the most difficult cases coming to Moses himself. Would that structure fall under the category of God’s law or man’s? Is that kind of structuring biblical or unbiblical?

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    • ]]>     Students should be made aware that a nation’s constitution is not religion or philosophy free. The writers of a constitution have beliefs about the nature of man and the universe that directly impact how they formulate the document. The belief or unbelief in God influences the writing, as well as one’s belief about the character and nature of God.

    It is also important to note that Truth is absolute, so that, while people of different philosophies may write constitutions with specific philosophical leanings, all people can discover those absolute Truths resulting in constitutions that have many similarities.

    Discussion Starters

    • What was the faith or philosophical background of the founders of the US Constitution?
    • How did the faith of the founders influence the preamble and specific amendments of the Constitution?
    • Which phrases of the preamble or amendments would be different if the founders had been Muslim (or other religion/philosophy)?
    • Which amendments are biblically based (can specifically be supported by Bible verses)?
    • Which amendments are historically based (written in response to other countries’ laws)?
    • How could amendments not specifically supported by the Bible be supported or refuted by biblical principles?

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