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NASB | Romans 13:2 Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 13:2 Therefore whoever resists [governmental] authority resists the ordinance of God. And those who have resisted it will bring judgment (civil penalty) on themselves. |
Bible Question: I AM CONFUSED ABOUT TURNING THE OTHER CHEEK. WHEN I KNOW SOMEONE HAS WRONGED, CHEATED, STOLEN, ECT. FROM ME AM I JUST SUPPOSED TO LET IT GO ON AND NOT SAY A WORD. EVEN WHEN MY CHARACTER IS BEING GOSSIPED ABOUT. OR I AM SAID TO BE A LIAR, FOR INSTSNCE THE MAN WHO OWN THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR HAS BUILT ON MY LAND WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. I FIRMLY BELIEVE HE PLANNED ON USING SOME OF MY PROPERTY FROM THE START. He was short on the required footage. ..for reasons I can not be sure of .. though i think it might be illegal paperwork .. he was given the ok to build. THE BUILDINGS ARE UP... AS ONE OF THE LAST CONSTRUCTION ACTS, AN ASPHALT DRIVWAY TAKES PART OF MY LAND. nOW THAT THE BUILDING IS COMPLETE FORM START TO FINISH I AM LEFT HOLDING THE BAG AS THE ONE WHO HAS TO PROVE HIS THIEVERY. I AM HELD RESPONSABLE TO HIRE EXPERTS AND PROVE IN COURT WHAT HE TOOK WAS MINE. THE PROOF I NEED WILL COST AROUND 5000 TO GET STARTED AND I DONT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. I ABSOULTLY KNOW I AM CORRECT ABOUT WHERE MY PROPERTY PROPERTY LINE IS. THAT LINE IS NOW UNDER A DRIVWAY LEADING TO 2 RENTAL UNITS, ..HE DOES NOT LIVE NEXT DOOR .. AM I JUST SUPPOSED TO LET HIM GET AWAY WITH THIS? PLEASE GIVE ME SOME SCRIPTURE AND SOME EVERY DAY REGULAR WORDS THAT I WONT BE CONFUSED AS TO WHAT THEY MEAN. SOMETIMES WHEN I ASK A QUESTION, I AM MORE CONFUSED TRYING TO RELATE THE BIBLE'S WORDS TO MY DAY AND AGE. |
Bible Answer: Hi, mamametal... One of the mandates we have as Christians is to bring all things into submission to Christ. Turning the other cheek involves persecution because of our faith. However, property rights are a fundamental Biblical principle (Matthew 20:15). That which is true, honest, upright, and pure honors our Lord. We may rightfully intervene when there is sin. Your intervention would be seek legal recourse. (See my reference to Romans 13.) Perhaps you can find a way to have a judge or other legal arbiter consider the matter. In Him, Doc |