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Romans 13:1-3 ESV / 4 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.
May 11, 2016 · Being convinced of what God requires in His Word will enable the minister to pray more effectively (for example, see 2 Kings 19:14–19). The Lord has promised to hear His people and to answer them when they pray according to His will.
Apr 29, 2023 · Examples: advocates of the liberal tradition coming out of Jefferson or Madison tradition, particularly those who seek to limit government’s role to proceduralist claims (i.e. outcomes are “just” if the right procedures are in place).
Apr 19, 2023 · An evangelical emphasis on biblical authority rooted in the Reformation principle of sola Scriptura is easily caricatured. But sola Scriptura was never intended to mean that the Bible is the...
Call for repentance, accountability, and immediate change of course, including practicing the biblical pattern of plural leadership. Some practical steps, e.g. establishing accountability, arranging counseling, and a leave of absence to work through the heart-changes, might prove useful.
Mar 28, 2024 · Authoritarian regimes are systems of government that have no established mechanism for the transfer of executive power and do not afford their citizens civil liberties or political rights. Power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader or a small elite, whose decisions are taken without regard for the will of the people.
Jul 25, 2017 · The authoritarianism connection is particularly strong for fundamentalists, who by definition believe that there is only one “inerrant set of religious teachings.”
