Romans 13:1-4
OF OBEDIENCE TO THE GOVERNMENT, LOVE TOWARD ONE'S NEIGHBOR, AND THE WALK IN THE LIGHT. Government powers of God:... [ Continue Reading ]
OF OBEDIENCE TO THE GOVERNMENT, LOVE TOWARD ONE'S NEIGHBOR, AND THE WALK IN THE LIGHT. Government powers of God:... [ Continue Reading ]
LET EVERY SOUL BE SUBJECT UNTO THE HIGHER POWERS. FOR THERE IS NO POWER BUT OF GOD; THE POWERS THAT BE ARE ORDAINED OF GOD.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHOSOEVER, THEREFORE, RESISTS THE POWER RESISTS THE ORDINANCE OF GOD; AND THEY THAT RESIST SHALL RECEIVE TO THEMSELVES DAMNATION.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR RULERS ARE NOT A TERROR TO GOOD WORKS, BUT TO THE EVIL. WILT THOU, THEN, NOT BE AFRAID OF THE POWER? DO THAT WHICH IS GOOD, AND THOU SHALT HAVE PRAISE OF THE SAME;... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR HE IS THE MINISTER OF GOD TO THEE FOR GOOD. BUT IF THOU DO THAT WHICH IS EVIL, BE AFRAID; FOR HE BEARETH NOT THE SWORD IN VAIN; FOR HE IS THE MINISTER OF GOD, A REVENGER TO EXECUTE WRATH UPON HIM THAT DOETH EVIL. The apostle now, in his exhortation, shows the duties which every person owes the g... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREFORE YE MUST NEEDS BE SUBJECT, NOT ONLY FOR WRATH, BUT ALSO FOR CONSCIENCE' SAKE.... [ Continue Reading ]
Subject for conscience' sake:... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THIS CAUSE PAY YE TRIBUTE ALSO; FOR THEY ARE GOD'S MINISTERS, ATTENDING CONTINUALLY UPON THIS VERY THING.... [ Continue Reading ]
RENDER, THEREFORE, TO ALL THEIR DUES: TRIBUTE TO WHOM TRIBUTE IS DUE; CUSTOM, TO WHOM CUSTOM; FEAR, TO WHOM FEAR; HONOR, TO WHOM HONOR. For necessity's sake the Christians are subject to the government; they feel that they are under obligation; they know that this behavior is part of their obedience... [ Continue Reading ]
OWE NO MAN ANYTHING BUT TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER; FOR HE THAT LOVETH ANOTHER HATH FULFILLED THE LAW.... [ Continue Reading ]
The obligation of Christian love:... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THIS, THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, THOU SHALT NOT KILL, THOU SHALT NOT STEAL, THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, THOU SHALT NOT COVET, AND IF THERE BE ANY OTHER COMMANDMENT, IT IS BRIEFLY COMPREHENDED IN THIS SAYING, NAMELY, THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF.... [ Continue Reading ]
LOVE WORKETH NO ILL TO HIS NEIGHBOR; THEREFORE LOVE IS THE FULFILLING OF THE LAW. The apostle has spoken at length of the duties and obligations resting upon the Christians in their capacity as citizens of the state and country. But he now extends the admonition to cover the relation of a Christian... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THAT, KNOWING THE TIME, THAT NOW IT IS HIGH TIME TO AWAKE OUT OF SLEEP; FOR NOW IS OUR SALVATION NEARER THAN WHEN WE BELIEVED.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Christian's walk in light:... [ Continue Reading ]
THE NIGHT IS FAR SPENT, THE DAY IS AT HAND; LET US THEREFORE CAST OFF THE WORKS OF DARKNESS, AND LET US PUT ON THE ARMOR OF LIGHT.... [ Continue Reading ]
LET US WALK HONESTLY, AS IN THE DAY; NOT IN RIOTING AND DRUNKENNESS, NOT IN CHAMBERING AND WANTONNESS, NOT IN STRIFE AND ENVYING;... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT PUT YE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, AND MAKE NOT PROVISION FOR THE FLESH TO FULFILL THE LUSTS THEREOF. As the Christian's whole life is a walk in love, with the earnest purpose to conduct himself at all times as one trying to fulfill the will of his heavenly Father, so it is also a walk in light, i... [ Continue Reading ]