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[B]Woodrow Kroll: [/B]Chris was always in trouble. He was from a single parent family and his mom was at her wits end. No matter how much the police tried to pressure Chris, he kept getting into trouble. Then, Chris changed radically. No more late nights running around town. No more stealing. No more foul language. No more disrespect to his mom. What happened? Chris trusted Jesus as his Savior and Jesus radically changed Chris. The role of government is not to change lives but to maintain order. Paul tells Timothy to pray for "kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life." Paul goes on to say that the reason we pray for those in authority is so that they have the wisdom and skill to maintain order. And the government maintains order so we can proclaim the life-changing message of Jesus to people like Chris. Without an effective government we would have chaos and chaos restricts freedom. But what the system could not do for Chris, Jesus did by making him a new creation. Pick up your Bible and read about the life-changing power of the Gospel for yourself.