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TOPIC: Obedience To The Authorities
TEXT: Romans 13:1-7(NKJV)
Daily Fountain Devotional 6 October 2022 Message
Paul always teaches that Christians must obey established authority in the context of the household and the government, because these institutions are ordained by God (v.1). Paul’s teaching here is in line with that of Peter in 1 Peter 2:13, 14. Jesus Himself also teaches about obedience to authority (Mat. 22:15-22).
Paul wants to ensure that believers act as good citizens and avoid civil conflicts. However, this does not mean blind obedience. The Bible sometimes depicts people going against public authority in order to obey God (Exod. 1:17; Dan. 3:10-17; Acts 5:29). God has ordained the authority to be an agent of justice, to restrain evil by punishing the wrongdoer and to protect the good in society.
A proper Christian response to authority reflects positively on Jesus. For the sake of Christ’s reputation, Christians should be submissive to the authority. God has instituted government because in this corrupt world, we need certain restraints and authority to protect us from the chaos and lawlessness that is a natural result of sin.
But when the authority requires something contrary to the word of God, Christians must obey God rather than man (Acts 5:28, 29; cf. Dan. 3:16-18; 6:6-10).
Some of the ways to obey the instituted authority are listed in verse 7, “Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour.”
PRAYER: God give me grace to perform my godly civic duties in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional 6 October 2022 Message. The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican church in Nigeria. It is the second-largest province in the Anglican Communion, as measured by baptized membership, after the Church of England.