Social Contracts Social contracts make use of at least two legal concepts or structures. One can be called a trust and the other is a corporation. Governments cannot exist unless men create them. Man may vest something of ourselves into the forming of that government. As God formed man and breathed life into him, so also may men form and breathe life into governments. Or we may also give something of value to men we trust for a particular purpose, whereby the government becomes a trust. If what we give is given entirely it may be called a sacred purpose trust. Or government may make use of both trust and corporation. The most common form of government used throughout history is not the centralized governments of control and top down authority so commonly seen today. A diversified and voluntary network of people bound by a common faith, mutual hope, and practiced charity has often formed successful governments throughout history. In fact, "our modern reliance on government to make law and establish order is not the historical norm".3 Voluntary governments like that of Israel before the rise of the kings depended on the people freely choosing to give a share of their wealth in sacrifice or what was called Corban [Nbrq]4 to fulfill the needs of society. That which was given in the form of substance and service sustained the government of the people, with the offerings by the people, for the sake of a free people. If Jesus talks about an “unrighteous Mammon”5 is there a righteous mammon? The Aramaic word for entrusted wealth is called Ma’amon.6 That which was freely given was righteous. Footnotes: 3 The Enterprise of Law: Justice without the State by Dr. Bruce L. Benson. 4 Qorban. offering 68, oblation 12, offered 1, sacrifice 1. offering, oblation 5 Lk 16:9 “... Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?” 6 “Mammon, an Aramaic word mamon meaning ‘wealth’ … derived from Ma’amon, something entrusted to safe keeping.” Encyclopedia Britannica.
Consent thou Not. One way to create government is to invest your own right to choose into the hands of government by consent.109 That “form of government” may consist of a single man or body of men. A portion of your right to choose or liberty is waived and that power of choice is granted to others. Once you are bound by contract or oath, the leaders may force the sacrifices of the people. 110 The