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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: Christian Opposition Polictian SINNED! |
Bible Note: compudex - "Love to have you on board, Hank." -- Thanks. I've been on board since the Forum emerged as a tentative bud of the Spring of 2001, blossomed quickly and now -- now I find myself reluctant to opine whether it is growing into a healthy maturity or showing signs of wilting on the vine! ..... And what do I think of the Forum? Oh, you musn't ask on pain that it tempts me to launch into one of my infamous tirades about what's wrong with the Forum. I've expounded on that treatise far too often for my soul's health, I'm afraid, so much so, in fact, that I suspect no one pays much attention to it any more and even I bore myself in writing about it to the degree that I frequently fall asleep long ere I come to 'finis.' This Forum is a curious admixture of the good, the bad, and the ugly. There are good and responsible users, quite literate and gifted, who produce a consistent stream of posts worth reading. There are others who are not so gifted; some of them produce reasonably creditable stuff from time to time and seem to be doing the best they can, while others of them give one the distinct impression that they are dedicated to the proposition that seasoned thought, careful writing, and Forum posts have absolutely nothing in common. The latter category, the ugly, worms its way into posts now and then, and it must be reckoned with by various means that other users have at their disposal, such as on-line chastisements and, if need be, reporting abuse to the Lockman Foundation, which has been very cooperative in ridding the Forum of serious abusers. Well, my words of wisdom have been uttered, and aren't you sorry you asked? :-) Very cordially, --Hank |