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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] |
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Bible Note: "If only all Marines (and other servicemen) would submit to the Law of God." - Amen. "Had the last lawful order given by a CO been to "attack" you would have done so. Am I right?" The short answer, right. ...AND I can follow two orders from two different authorities at the same time so long as they do not conflict. However, once I stepped off the boat, I was under the authority of the Prime Minister of England, The King of Norway, and whatever they have in Germany and Holland(PMs?). If I violated the law I was under the power of that ruler. That of course does not take into account any State Department or Defense Department discussions which may follow. These would be negotiations after the fact. But here is the crux of the issue a I see it - The instruction that "you cannot serve two masters" is the summation of a teaching regarding personal motives - those that are done for personal gratification versus those that are done to please the Father - Christ said that we cannot "serve two masters" at once within the context of teaching about what our heart's attitude should be when - praying in private instead in public to be seen, letting our demeaner go while we fast so that others will know we are fasting, drawing attention to our giving to the poor, the storing up of treasure on earth instead of heaven "for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. " ... "No one can serve two masters - for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth." This is what I mean by "master of our affections." Do we love the attention we get when others see our charitable deeds? Or do we love pleasing the Father who would have us hide our actions from man and give it to Him as a gift of a child's expression of love for his Father? Think about those telethons for charitable organizations. Has it ever struck you why anybody would pay an exhorbitant price to have their named engaved, embossed, cut into stone or what-have-you for the priveledge of being associated with some great charitable or historical event? Vanity! People love to feel good about charitable giving! It is the top reason people give to charities. And the charitable organizations know it. "So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full." "But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal - for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." We obey the civil authorities because we want to obey God - for this is pleasing to Him. The operative words are "we want to." I hope I stayed on thread - it seemed to travel there a bit. I'll have to sign off on this one for now - doing the big move and will be packing up pc's soon! Matt. |