Romans 13:1-7 Submission to Authorities
Submission to Authorities
(1 Peter 2:13-20)
1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. 2Consequently, the one who resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval. 4For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.
5Therefore, it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience. 6This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work. 7Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
In 2005 I was hired as a contact employee of USBP (United States Border Patrol).
In 2007 I was hired as a federal employee of USBP and sent to Nogales AZ. I personally witnessed the invasion from the south and saw how they were treated.
Our previous two presidents separated children from adults when illegal aliens were detained. But why the uproar now when it was acceptable with two prior administrations? Politics! We now longer have a news media reporting news, instead they are trying to manufacture news. This is called propaganda.
What does Romans 13 teach us about our government?
SUBMIT!
If you don’t submit, verse two gives you a warning; “will bring judgment on themselves.”
Be respectful of authority, pay your taxes and do what is right.
If you disagree with law or policy work legally within the system to change it.
Are you submitting or resisting?
Blessings, David
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