Obama: Servant of God

"Let every person be subject to the authorities over him, for there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are ordained by God.

So then he who resists the authority opposes God's ordination, and those who oppose will receive judgment to themselves.

For the rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you want to have no fear of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from him.

For he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, fear; he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who practices evil.

Therefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of wrath but also because of conscience. For because of this you also pay taxes; for they are God's officers, attending constantly to this very thing.

Render to all the things due: tax to whom tax is due, custom to whom custom is due, fear to whom fear is due, honor to whom honor is due.

Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves the other has fulfilled the law. For 'You shall not commit adultery,
you shall not murder,
you shall not steal,
you shall not covet,'
and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in the word, namely, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

Love does not work evil to his neighbor, therefore love is the fulfillment of the law."

Originally posted by sonship
The OP consist only of the Apostle Paul's teaching to Christians about what their attitude should be towards government and its officials.

[b]Caesar Nero, who latter had Paul beheaded, was the Emperor of Rome at the time these words were written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 13:1 - 10:

"Let every person b ...[text shortened]... does not work evil to his neighbor, therefore love is the fulfillment of the law."

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Originally posted by sonship
The OP consist only of the Apostle Paul's teaching to Christians about what their attitude should be towards government and its officials.

Caesar Nero, who latter had Paul beheaded, was the Emperor of Rome at the time these words were written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 13:1 - 10:

"Let every per ...[text shortened]... does not work evil to his neighbor, therefore love is the fulfillment of the law."

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Originally posted by sonship
The OP consist only of the Apostle Paul's teaching to Christians about what their attitude should be towards government and its officials.

[b]Caesar Nero, who latter had Paul beheaded, was the Emperor of Rome at the time these words were written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 13:1 - 10:

"Let every person b ...[text shortened]... does not work evil to his neighbor, therefore love is the fulfillment of the law."

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Originally posted by RJHinds
I bet you think this applies to Hitler too. He certainly was a servant to God by treating the Jews so kindly. I suspect Obama is more of a servant to Allah. 😏

Originally posted by RJHinds
I bet you think this applies to Hitler too. He certainly was a servant to God by treating the Jews so kindly. I suspect Obama is more of a servant to Allah. 😏

Caesar Nero, who latter had Paul beheaded, was the Emperor of Rome at the time these words were written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Originally posted by sonship
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Christian theologian in Germany during the Third Reich. He was deeply involved in a plot to have Adolf Hitler Assassinated.

If you are a Christian you may wonder WHY did God not cause his plot to be successful? Why did not God honor his theological incentive to have a man like Hitler killed?

I do not claim to have ...[text shortened]... All I know is that for His own reasons a Christian theologian's plot to kill Hitler were foiled.

Originally posted by sonship

[b]Caesar Nero, who latter had Paul beheaded, was the Emperor of Rome at the time these words were written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit Christ's apostle wrote this during the reign of Nero.

Nero, as some of you may know, was not an advocate of the Religious Right as far as Ch ...[text shortened]... th insubordination and contempt about their nation's leader, even if that leader should be Nero.[/b]

Originally posted by whodey
Was Hitler a "terror" to the good work?

What about abortion on demand?

What about government corruption that impoverishes the populace?

Is talking about these things resisting authority? Is it against the law?

If I am not breaking the law, then how am I resisting their authority?

" Let every person be subject to the authorities over him, for there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are ordained by God"

"For he is a servant of God to you for good."

"I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings be made on behalf of all men;

On behalf of kings and all who are in high position, that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all godliness and gravity; This is good and acceptable in the sight of our Savior God,

Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of the truth." ( 1 Timothy 2:1-4)

" I desire therefore that men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and reasoning." (1 Timothy 2:8)

Originally posted by whodey

And he [Pharoah] said, When you act as midwives for the Hebrew women ... if it is a son, then you shall put him to death; but it it is a daughter, then she shall live,

But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them but let the male children live.

So the king of Egypt called the midwives ... Why have you done this thing and let the male children live? (See Exod. 1:16-9)

And God dealt well with the midwives .. And because the midwives feared God, He established households for them." (vs.20,21)

Let every person be subject to the authorities over him, for there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are ordained by God.

Originally posted by sonship
[b] I suppose you then think that Martin Luther King was wrong for defying the powers that be during his day. I don't.
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In Exodus 3 we see that the Egyptian midwives disobeyed Pharoah's orders to have the Hebrew boys killed at birth. It says that they feared God. And it says God r ...[text shortened]... nifesting the exact same contempt for those over him as most worldly unbelievers daily manifest.[/b]

Originally posted by sonship
He burnt some in his gardens to keep them lighted at night.

Originally posted by kevinlee123
Sonship did you read my message?

Originally posted by twhitehead
And where did you get that from? Don't believe everything you read on the internet!