Proverbs Devotional Day 12

by Charlie Philbrick
Sep 24, 2009

Our relationship as Christians to the government is something of a puzzle to me. On one hand we are sojourners – strangers in this land – not citizens. As such,  we answer to a higher authority (Ephesians 1:21).On the other hand, we are called to submit ourselves to the local authority (1 Peter 2:13 “Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority, or to governors”). All the while, it is the Lord who puts men and women in places of earthly authority (Proverbs 8:15-16). And yet we know perfectly well that some kings rule wisely and others unwisely. Should we submit to the authority of a tyrant? Or should we only submit to the authority of a “just” king?  If the latter, then would it not be a matter of subjective opinion who is the tyrant and who is just?

Our relationship as Christians to the government is something of a puzzle to me. On one hand we are sojourners – strangers in this land – not citizens. As such,  we answer to a higher authority (Ephesians 1:21).On the other hand, we are called to submit ourselves to the local authority (1 Peter 2:13 “Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every authority instituted ...Continue Reading

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