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- God established government. The Lord’s sovereign reign over the world includes the establishment of human authorities. From a biblical perspective, the authority of human government is not absolute but rather divinely derived.
- God instituted government for the good of all people. Government was instituted by God to commend the good, punish evil, maintain peace, and protect the innocent.
- God uses noble and ignoble governments to accomplish his sovereign purposes. God accomplishes his sovereign will through just and unjust authorities.
- God calls his people to pray for government officials. Believers in Christ have the obligation to pray for those who govern them. Whether we voted for them or not, or whether we agree with them or not, Scripture exhorts us to pray for our government leaders.
Nov 7, 2024 · Let’s remember that government is a tool God put in place to help us. His will is supreme, and as Romans 8:28 reminds us, “in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Given that, here is a prayer for our government: Almighty God, You are our true ruler.
- God Ordained All Human Government For The Good of Man . . .
- Whom God Made in His Image.
- God Disciplines The Nations According to Their deeds.
- God Disciplines The Rulers of Nations.
- The Protection of The oppressed.
Romans 13:1, 3–4 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. . . . For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he ...
Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
Jeremiah 18:7–10 If at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it, and if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do to it. And if at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will build and plant ...
Daniel 2:20–21 Daniel answered and said: Jeremiah 25:12 Then after seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, declares the Lord, making the land an everlasting waste. Daniel 4:27 “Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practic...
1 Peter 2:13–14 Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. 1 Timothy 2:1–2 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and...
The government in God’s kingdom is unique. It is not a democracy where the people govern, but a “Christocracy” where Christ is the supreme Authority. In a government of unredeemed people, democracy is the only fair and equitable system.
Jan 4, 2022 · “This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing” (Romans 13:6). In the Old Testament, Daniel is a model we should use when it comes to our relationship with government.
Sep 30, 2012 · Here are five things the Bible teaches us. Every government is put in place by God. Jesus answered [Pilate], “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above.” (John 19:11) There is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. God uses even sinful governments to do his will.
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Apr 13, 2021 · According to the Apostle Paul God commissions civil government to promote human flourishing and to restrain human wickedness. Human beings flourish in a context of order and cooperation. Roads and hospitals cannot be built by individuals – they require extensive collaboration.
