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NASB | Acts 5:29 But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 5:29 Then Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than men [we have no other choice]. |
Subject: Obey your leaders ? |
Bible Note: Greetings Vintage, No, it doesn't bother me. I did not bring out scripture references as I was talking in terms of the culture back then, before, during and after Jesus' life. The kings came to be by birth or appointed by another king. The other politicals would have been appointed by the reigning king. The only way for folks back then to get rid of their king and heads of office would be by assasination and that certainly would not be a good thing for a Jew or a Christian to be a part of. And then they would have just gotten the next in line by birth (possibly even worse that the first). This is the way I understand the system, before and during Jesus' lifetime and for quite some time afterward. If I'm wrong and I put my foot in my mouth (I've done that before lol) - then accept my apology, please. What I said about today in response still stands - we put our leaders in office by majority vote, be it the police chief, the ADA, the president... and we have the right, nay, the obligation, to take them out of office if they are not what they pretended to be while running for office. And yes, I did the read the original question. I was mainly responding to the responder, Rolff. I may have misunderstood him but it seemed like he was talking like we today have no say in what our leaders decide to do once in office. If I overstepped the legalities of the forum here, please forgive. It was not my intention to start a political debate (I am rather politically unlearned anyway). :o) Have a good evening |