All authority on earth comes down from God. He sets up and removes kings and rulers. The best example is Pharoah of Egypt during the time of Moses. At that time those under his authority might have disputed how a loving God could permit such evil to take place against His chosen people Israel. The [...]
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Be Subject To Your Masters
"Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution ... Live as people who are free not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God ... Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust." I [...]
Subjects of the Higher Powers
Romans 13: 1-2 states "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers (governments/rulers). For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation." It is interesting that Paul wrote [...]
