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NASB | 1 Peter 2:13 ¶ Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 2:13 ¶ Submit yourselves to [the authority of] every human institution for the sake of the Lord [to honor His name], whether it is to a king as one in a position of power, |
Subject: As we vote today... |
Bible Note: Principles to keep in mind as we vote: 1. The Christian must trust in God, not in man. Psalm 118:8-9 says, “It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.†Armed with this faith, there is no reason for Christians to support ungodly men or women as a “necessary means†to our survival and success. We have a sovereign, almighty, covenant-keeping God who cares for us. Why would we disgrace that faith by selling our support to political candidates of either party who behave in a morally contemptuous manner? Here is the question the world wants to know about us: Who do we trust, in God or in princes? 2. The Christian must aim for faithfulness, leaving the outcome to the Lord. This is not to say that Christians remain uninvolved in political or other public affairs. But being a Christian surely limits us from endorsing blatant sin and giving public support to grossly ungodly candidates. As Psalm 97:10 says, “O you who love the Lord, hate evil!†To this the pragmatists answer, “But the Supreme Court!†But the psalmist continues: “[The Lord] preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.†3. The Christian must prize the name and reputation of Jesus and think first about the spread of his gospel message of salvation. From this perspective, government persecution is not the greatest evil we should fear. The church often flourishes spiritually when under oppression. But the church is always crippled by hypocrisy and betrayals of our message. Far above any fear we should have of secularist oppression, Christians should dread a compromise to the public integrity of our witness to Christ and his kingdom. --Richard D. Phillips (2016) |
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