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Romans 13: 1-6
- In Romans 13: 1-6, Paul teaches Christians how to conduct themselves towards those in authority. He writes, “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.”
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Oct 30, 2023 · In Rom 13:1-7, the pivotal section comes in V6 which says: For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work. Thus, Christians should be loyal to governments, to the extent that civil authorities are "God's servants".
Jun 24, 2024 · The New Living Translation clearly expresses the present passive imperative verb tense: “Everyone must submit to governing authorities” (Romans 13:1). Paul immediately explains why everyone should be subject to the governing authorities: because “all authority comes from God” (Romans 13:1, NLT). There is no wiggle room here for Christians.
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In the book of Romans, Paul lays out a gloriously robust articulation of the gospel, which he describes as “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16). Astonishingly, this salvation involves being “justified by faith apart from works of the law” (Romans 3:28). In saying this, however, Paul realizes his disciples might be...
The concept of “authority” is commonly talked about in Scripture, often referring to Jesus, who shocked many of the leaders of the day by seeming to act with an authority that he had not been granted by earthly officials (Luke 4:32-36). And Jesus did indeed have authority given by God (John 17:2), but he did not use this authority to set up the pol...
While it may at first glance seem that Paul is being idealistic in his description of “governing authorities,” in reality he was no stranger to authority being wielded wrongly. Before his conversion, he himself “locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority from the chief priests” (Acts 26:10). And after his conversion, he found ...
Jun 24, 2004 · Paul says that every man should subject himself to the governing authorities because God is the originator and "establisher" of that authority. The twice repeated uJpoV qeou' clearly indicates the emphasis is on divine ordering, and the exclusion of any authority apart from ( eij mh V ) God furthers the idea of his sovereign control and ...
Jan 4, 2022 · As Paul wrote to the Romans, “Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
Paul, therefore, lays down the rule that the civil government, in whatsoever hands it might be, was, no less than the Church, a Divine institution for the maintenance of order in the world, to be submitted to and obeyed by Christians within the whole sphere of its legitimate authority.
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In fact, Paul says that every position of government authority on earth was, ultimately, filled by God Himself for His purposes. To improperly resist authority, then, is to resist God (Romans 13:1–2).
