{"id":439,"date":"2008-12-11T06:00:13","date_gmt":"2008-12-11T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1002things.com\/?p=439"},"modified":"2022-03-29T06:44:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T12:44:14","slug":"romans-131-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=439","title":{"rendered":"Romans 13:1-3"},"content":{"rendered":"

1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

2\u00a0<\/sup>Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

3\u00a0<\/sup>For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

The injunction to be in subjection to the higher powers, while important in every country, would have a special force in Rome, where the government would rigorously repress any religion which tended to run counter to that of the State, and especially Christianity, for Christians were largely regarded as a Jewish sect, and propaganda considered in any sense to be Jewish would be suspected as being of a revolutionary tendency. <\/span><\/h3>\n

These are the two great reasons for being subject to rulers. Civil authority is derived from God, and is arranged by Divine appointment. The first stresses the absolute supremacy of God, a supremacy which no adverse power can hinder or thwart. The second stresses the fact of God’s power to exercise His authority in setting up and removing rulers. \u2014 Vine, page 186.<\/span><\/h3>\n

1 Peter 2:13-14 \u2014 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

Daniel 4:17 \u2014 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

John 19:11<\/span><\/a> \u2014 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against Me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered Me unto thee hath the greater sin.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

power = freedom and authority to act<\/h3>\n

judgment \u2014 by rulers as authorized by God<\/h3>\n

This was written during the rule of Nero!, but it’s referring to civil authority in its regular functions, not persecution.<\/h3>\n

wilt thou, then … Isn’t it reasonable to live so you have no fear of punishment by civil authority?<\/h3>\n

praise \u2014 from civil authority for being good.<\/h3>\n

Chapter 13 follows the injunctions in Romans 12:19-20<\/span><\/a> not to take your own vengeance.<\/h3>\n

Romans 12:1<\/span><\/a> instructs us to serve God as a spirit<\/u>ual service. Now we see that every soul<\/u> should be subjected to the State.<\/h3>\n

We Christians are to be law-abiding citizens; but if governments forbid our preaching the Gospel, we will disobey and preach the Gospel. If governments order us to do evil, we will disobey. \u2014 Barnhouse, page 107.<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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