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NASB | Romans 13:1 Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God [granted by His permission and sanction], and those which exist have been put in place by God. [Prov 8:15] |
Subject: Governmental Authority? |
Bible Note: I believe as Christians and Americans we must do all we can within our legal and governmental rights to establish moral laws in accordance with scripture. When Christians fall silent, the wicked move forward unobstructed. In our country we can legally voice our beliefs and vote accordingly. The complications start when moral issues are dubbed 'religious' and then seperation of church and state becomes the outcry. I am not a historian but may I suggest you consider this... Our forefathers left the governing authority they were under to establish a new government. They were forced to defend their right to establish this new government. Defense and rebellion are not the same. Did God place this desire in the hearts of our forefathers just as He did Abraham when He said for him to leave his father and go because He wanted to establish a new nation? God bless! |