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The Bible in Government and Society explores biblical perspectives on issues like human rights, the sanctity of life, church and state, social responsibility, environmental concerns, sexuality and marriage, parental responsibility, plurality of ideas, self-defense, just war, and the impact of end-times prophecy on politics. This volume attempts to fairly represent contemporary cultural challenges...

separated from God, fallen and incapable of fulfilling the original mandate. Thus the mandate was redacted, or rescinded (cf. 1:28 and 9:7). God promised to provide a means for the redemption of mankind (3:15, 12:1–3, 15:6, 22:10–18), and He fulfilled that promise in Jesus Christ (Rom 5), and gave access to all through belief in Him (Gen 15:6, Jn 3:16, Eph 2:8–9). This is God’s redemptive plan for humanity, but that is not His highest goal. That plan serves His own doxological purpose—His purpose
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