One Nation Under God -Embracing A Biblical Vision for Dominion, Nations, Liberty, and Christian Citizenship.
Session 1 – Created to Rule: God’s Design for Dominion
From the opening pages of Scripture, God reveals His design for humanity to steward, cultivate, and govern the earth under His authority. In this foundational session, we explore the Dominion Mandate given in Genesis and what it means to rule responsibly rather than dominate destructively. We will clarify the biblical call to stewardship, fruitfulness, and multiplication, and why disengagement from the world God created is not faithfulness but abdication.
As we connect this original mandate to the modern world, we will also introduce the concept often referred to as the seven mountains of influence, the primary spheres of culture that shape societies today. This framework helps us see how biblical stewardship expresses itself practically through influence in everyday life, not through control or coercion, but through faithful presence, truth, and service. In later sessions, we will explore several of these spheres more deeply, including education and government. (NLT: Genesis 1:26–28, Genesis 2:15, Psalm 8:4–8)