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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: Tim I have to disagree to a point. First we have no indication that Israel resisted Pharaoh and especially not before Pharaoh rejected God's direct and unmistakable direction to him for their release. The first century church did not resist Rome in trying to change Rome's government. They resisted in doing what was against God's spoken word. Recorded history shows they made no attempt to politicalize the situation but rather went to their death rather than violate God's laws. There was no rebellion, demonstrations, sit ins, riots, debates or political action groups. The Christian light was seen in the testimony of their faith by their death nothing more and nothing less and that, and that alone effected the whole world. Rome was not won by speeches, debate, rallies, demonstrations, it was won to Christ by how the first century saints died for Christ. There death was not the result of war or civil disobedience it was because they lived for Christ. Reread history who really destroyed Hitler? History shows many and I believe divinely inspired mistakes by Hitler himself were what helped to destroy him. This is not to say the lives of all of those who fought and died in war was in vain. But rather to say had God not intervened Hitler’s Nazis could very well be our ruler today. Take Rome itself, its fall and demise came after it became Christian and only after the society had once again sought to satiate itself on physical lust rather than truth of the God’s word. I think as Christians we are too willing to polictialize our beliefs instead of living them before the world and bringing the light of God’s truth into that world. You can not legislate morality, and we have tried many times ‘blue laws’, prohibition, and etc. What we can do and what has proven most successful is living our morals before the world. We protest abortion but that really isn’t the problem, the problem is a society that thinks so little of human life as to be willing to sniff it out for convenience sake. Also it speaks of a society of individuals so promiscuous they refuse to control their lust and so lazy that once they make the bad decision to responsibly act to prevent unwanted pregnancies. I submit we can protest, boycott, picket, debate, legislate but until the Light of God is shown in the darkness of man’s heart abortions will be remain with us. EdB |