Two paragraphs from the Westminster Confession of Faith help answer the question of the necessity of government--in part because men are creatures, contingent beings.
Chapter IV, paragraph 1: "It pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, for the manifestation of the glory of his eternal power, wisdom, and goodness, in the beginning, to create, or make of nothing, the world, and all things therein whether visible or invisible, in the space of six days; and all very good."
Chapter V, paragraph 1: "God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by his most wise and holy providence, according to his infallible foreknowledge, and the free and immutable counsel of his own will, to the praise of the glory of his wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
While there are many things to learn from these two paragraphs, the point here is that God has authority over his creatures; their origin from and dependency upon him grant him lordship. Because he made them he knows best how they are meant to function. God governs men and he would do so even if they had never departed from their original state as created. This matter will concern us in my next post.
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