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Romans 13:5
But also as a matter of conscience. There are two reasons we should obey civil government: (1) to avoid God's wrath (Romans 13:4); (2) because of conscience (it is God's will that we obey).
But also as a matter of conscience. There are two reasons we should obey civil government: (1) to avoid God's wrath (Romans 13:4); (2) because of conscience (it is God's will that we obey).
Verse Romans 13:5. _YE MUST NEEDS BE SUBJECT_] αναγκη, There is a necessity that ye should be subject, not only for wrath, δια την οργην, on _account of the punishment_ which will be inflicted on evi...
WHEREFORE - διό dio. The “reasons” why we should be subject, which the apostle had given, were two, * That government was appointed by God. (2)That violation of the laws would necessarily expose t...
CHAPTER 13 _ 1. Obedience to Authorities. (Romans 13:1 .)_ 2. Love the Fulfilling of the Law. (Romans 13:8 .) 3. The Day is at Hand. (Romans 13:11 .)...
ORDER AND LOYALTY. On the turbulence of Roman Jews, see Introd. § 3. Romans 13:1 f. Let every soul be subordinate to superior authorities, a general maxim, with two reasons given: that authority is of...
Let everyone render due obedience to those who occupy positions of outstanding authority, for there is no authority which is not allotted its place by God, for the authorities which exist have been se...
THE CHRISTIAN AND THE STATE (Romans 13:1-7)...
FOR. App-104.Romans 13:2. WRATH. the wrath. FOR CONSCIENCE SAKE. on account of (App-104.Romans 13:2; Romans 13:2) the conscience. See Ro
As regards the special question of _despotism_, it is treated here not by explicit condemnation, but by the statement of principles which will peacefully undermine its own _distinctive_principles. It...
F. 12–15:13. THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL SEEN IN ITS EFFECT UPON BOTH THE COMMON AND THE INDIVIDUAL LIFE OF CHRISTIANS. In this section S. Paul deals with the consequences of the principles he has worked...
Romans 13:1-10. The true relation to the civil power and the outside world....
1–7. Relation to civil authorities. There is no introduction or formula of connexion. This is still part of the new σωφροσύνη. It is to be observed that the reasons for civil obedience are fully and c...
ἈΝΆΓΚΗ. “The necessity is twofold, external on account of ‘the wrath’ which the magistrate executes, internal on account of conscience towards GOD.” Giff. ΔΙᾺ ΤῊΝ ΣΥΝΕΊΔΗΣΙΝ. Cf. Acts 23:1; Acts 24:16...
ΆΝΆΓΚΗ (G318) необходимость, вызванная либо внешними обстоятельствами, либо обязанностями по отношению к закону, личной выгодой, обычаем или прочими причинами (Τ), ΎΠΟΤΆΣΣΕΣΘΑΙ _praes. inf. pass._ (G...
DISCOURSE: 1911 DUTY TO CIVIL GOVERNORS Romans 13:1. 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. Whosoever therefore res...
_TEXT_ Romans 13:1-7. Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. Romans 13:2 Therefore he that resisteth the po...
Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. WHEREFORE YE MUST NEEDS BE SUBJECT ('SUBMIT YOURSELVES'), NOT ONLY FOR ('BECAUSE OF THE') WRATH - or, for fear...
__ The Conduct of the Saints 14 The conduct of the saints in any given economy is based on God's dispensation. If He dispenses law, He requires conduct in accord with law. Mercy calls for a higher s...
PARAPHRASE. '(1) Obey civil rulers, for they are divinely ordained, (2) and therefore God will punish disobedience. (3, 4) They do God's work, rewarding the good and punishing the evil. (5) Therefore...
FOR WRATH] RV 'because of the wrath.'...
PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS ROMANS _HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 13 A CHRISTIAN’S DUTY TO THE STATE 13:1-7 V1 Everyone ought to obey their rulers. No government has authority unless G...
It follows, from this divine authority and title enjoyed by the magistrate, that he ought to be obeyed, not only from fear of the punishment that he is empowered to inflict, but also from the respect...
XIII. (1-7) SUBJECT UNTO THE HIGHER POWERS. — Looking impartially at the passage which follows, it would seem at first sight — and perhaps not only at first sight — that the Apostle distinctly preach...
CHAPTER 27 CHRISTIAN DUTY; IN CIVIL LIFE AND OTHERWISE: Romans 13:1 A NEW topic now emerges, distinct, yet in close and natural connection. We have been listening to precepts for personal and social...
f. διὸ ἀνάγκη ὑποτάσσεσθαι : there is a twofold necessity for submission an external one, in the wrath of God which comes on resistance; an internal one, in conscience. Even apart from the consequence...
RENDERING “TO ALL THEIR DUES” Romans 13:1 Human government, like the existence of the family relationship, is a divine institution. It is part of the order of the world and rooted in the original con...
The apostle now showed what attitude the believer will take toward the world. The first thing dealt with is submission to authority. These powers are of God. The believer's submission to the will of G...
(7) Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but (d) also for conscience sake. (7) The conclusion: we must obey the magistrate, not only for fear of punishment, but much more because...
“ _Wherefore ye must needs be subject_, _not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake._ ” If the state were only armed with means of punishing, it would be enough to regard it with fea...
TWENTY-SIXTH PASSAGE (13:1-10). THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER AS A MEMBER OF THE STATE. Meyer and many others find no connection whatever between the subject treated in this chapter and that of the foregoi...
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. (2) Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God:...
The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
5._It is therefore necessary, etc. _What he had at first commanded as to the rendering of obedience to magistrates, he now briefly repeats, but with some addition, and that is, — that we ought to obey...
Among themselves Christians are exhorted not to seek the high things of this world, but to walk as brethren with those of low degree: a precept too much forgotten in the assembly of God to her loss. I...
WHEREFORE YE MUST NEEDS BE SUBJECT,.... To the higher powers, to the civil magistrates; there is a necessity of it, because magistracy is God's ordinance, it is for the good of men; and such that oppo...
Wherefore _ye_ must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. Ver. 5. _But also for conscience sake_] Good rulers we must obey as God; bad, for God. δια τον θεον. (Basil.)...
_For rulers_ In general, notwithstanding some particular exceptions; _are not a terror to good works_ Were not ordained, and do not use to punish those that do well, and conform to good laws; _but to...
ALSO FOR CONSCIENCE' SAKE; men should obey the laws, not merely from the fear of punishment, but from a sense of duty to God and men....
WHEREFORE YE MUST NEEDS BE SUBJECT, NOT ONLY FOR WRATH, BUT ALSO FOR CONSCIENCE' SAKE....
Subject for conscience' sake:...
SUBJECTION TO PROPER AUTHORITY This chapter is as clear as can be in its teaching: nothing but a spirit of rebellion could find difficulty with it - except possibly in the matter of how far this subje...
Every soul = all people, every person Subject = submit to, obey their directions, orders All power is from God - Hitler, Saddam Hussein, etc. are from God. We may not understand their purpose; "Why...
WHEREFORE YE MUST NEEDS BE IN SUBJECTION, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE WRATH, BUT ALSO FOR CONSCIENCE' SAKE. 'Wherefore' -'there is. twofold necessity for submission--an external one, in the wrath of God...
1-7 The grace of the gospel teaches us submission and quiet, where pride and the carnal mind only see causes for murmuring and discontent. Whatever the persons in authority over us themselves may be,...
q.d. Seeing things are so as I have said; that magistracy is of God, that it is his ordinance, that it is for the benefit of mankind, and that it is armed with the sword; therefore there is a necessit...
Wherefore [because of all that has been said-- Romans 13:1-4] _ye must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake_. [1 Peter 2:13. The Christian has a double...
Romans 13:5 Therefore G1352 must G318 subject G5293 (G5733) not G3756 only G3440 because G1223 wrath G3709 but...
‘For which reason you must necessarily be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake.' And it is because the appointed ruler is a minister of God for good that obedien...
THE CHRISTIAN'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE STATE (13:1-7). Having called on Christians ‘not to be conformed to this world' (Romans 12:2), and having indicated that vengeance for wrongdoing lay in God's hand...
3. _The Christian's Duty to Rulers_. This exhortation has seemed to many out of place, since in Romans 13:8 the precepts resume their general character, and the connection with what precedes is not ob...
Romans 13:5. WHEREFORE YE MUST NEEDS, etc. In accordance with what has been stated (‘wherefore'), the necessity of obedience rests, not only on grounds of prudence, BECAUSE OF THE WRATH, but on moral...
YE MUST NEEDS (αναγκη). "There is necessity," both because of the law and because of conscience, because it is right (Romans 2:15; Romans 9:1)....
CONTENTS: Believer's attitude toward civil government. Law of love toward neighbors. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul. CONCLUSION: Obedience to civil magistrates is one of the laws of Christ whose relig...
Romans 13:1. _Let every soul be subject to the higher powers,_ of magistrates, governors, proconsuls, kings, and emperors. The christian finds them in power; they allow us to lock our doors at night,...
_Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers._ For there is no power but of God. LET EVERY SOUL BE SUBJECT UNTO THE HIGHER POWERS I. Every soul, or man (Exodus 12:4; Genesis 46:27). 1. Secula...
_For rulers are not a terror to good works._ THE DUTIES OF RULERS AND SUBJECTS I. Of rulers. 1. To protect the good. 2. To restrain the evil. 3. To reward merit. II. Of subjects. 1. To respect...
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 13:5 Christians should obey civil authorities to avoid GOD’S WRATH (coming through those authorities, v. Romans 13:4) and because their...
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 13:1 Christians are to BE SUBJECT TO (which generally means to obey, see 1 Peter 3:5) the government because it has been put in place by God. Severa
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 13:1.—Let every one submit to the authorities that are over him. A precept made remarkable by the time in which it was written. πᾶσα ψυχή, every soul; every office-bearer as we...
EXPOSITION ROMANS 13:1 From admonitions to keep peace, if possible, with all men, whether or not within the Christian circle, and to act honourably and benevolently towards all, the apostle now passe...
Shall we turn in our Bibles to Romans 13. As Christians, what should be our attitude towards government? Paul declares, Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of...
1 Peter 2:13; 1 Peter 2:19; 1 Peter 3:16; 1 Samuel 24:5; 1 Samuel 24:6
Not only for fear of wrath — That is, punishment from man. But for conscience' sake — Out of obedience to God....
Here the apostle doth again assert the necessity of subjection to the civil magistrate. Seeing that magistracy is God's ordinance, for the good of human society; seeing that the sword in the magistrat...