James 4:12. The Bible tells us to judge not lest you be judge. This is because God, our Creator, is the ultimate authority in our lives. God is who determines what is right and what is wrong. Whether we know it or not, God will ultimately judge us. He will not judge us on what we do on the outside. He will judge us by our insides - our heart, our compassion, our faith.

Isaiah 33:22. Isaiah 33:22 tells us that “... the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the lord is our king: he will save us.” This scriptures describes God as the ultimate authority in our lives. God is the ultimate Judge in our lives as He alone decides whether we will have eternal life or eternal death.

1 Chronicles 22:13. David, near the end of his life, advised his son that total obedience to God would bring him true success and prosperity. David told him that obedience to God came from obeying God's commandments as given to Moses in the Wilderness. Solomon would now be the leader of the Israelites, and just as with Moses, Solomon was charged with fulfilling God's commandments.

Summary. God tells us through the Bible that the purpose of government is to encourage people to live right. Starting with Noah, God began to provide mankind a framework and purpose of government. With Moses receiving the Ten Commandments, God has provided Government the framework of laws to encourage people to live right.

Galatians 5:22-23. The fruit of the Spirit consist of nine characteristics. These nine characteristics are evidence that the Holy Spirit is working in a person, and that through Jesus, God has made that person righteous.

Romans 8:2. If we have religious values based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, we can be free from sin and death. We can escape death, the consequence of sin, and have eternal life. All we need to do is accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior.

Romans 13:10. Love is a characteristic that God desires everyone to possess. The love that God desires for us is a special type of love called “agape” love. Agape love is defined as unmerited favor. This is a love that we show to others even if they do not deserve our loving kindness.

Deuteronomy 29:29. Secret knowledge is the providence of God. Organizations that profess to have secret knowledge or truth do not line up with the world of God. God is the source of all knowledge, both revealed knowledge and secret knowledge. When God reveals secret knowledge to a person or group of people, this truth is suppose to be revealed to all of mankind.

Proverbs 29:18. From a Christian perspective, a human Government should have laws that promote a vision based on the teachings of Christ. The good news is that many Governments to include the United States have laws based on Judeo-Christian beliefs, namely the Ten Commandments. Until recent times, U.S. laws have promoted the pursuit of happiness and peace based on Judeo-Christian beliefs.

Deuteronomy 29:29. God is the great revealer. He is the holder of all things that are true. Nature or our environment does not determine what is true or what is right. When we get caught up in the question of nature vs nurture, we are basically assuming that our genes or our environment are controlling our actions.

Psalms 1:2. Through prayer we shall prosper in spiritual warfare. The prayer that God desires from us comes from the heart. When we delight in prayer and seek God's truth day and night, we will prosper (Psalms 1:2-3, "But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.