You are not logged in to Prodigits. Please register or login. You are not logged in to Prodigits. Please register or login.
Subject: Chosen by God?
Replies: 44 Views: 830
purest1 26.03.12 - 05:10pm
Romans 13:1 Everyonemust submit himself tothe governingauthorities, for there isno authority exceptthat which God hasestablished. Theauthorities that existhave been establishedby God. (NIV) * +
purest1 26.03.12 - 05:12pm
How do you understand this? Are our political leaders in power by divine right? * +
purest1 26.03.12 - 05:13pm
sorry for no spacing. Copy paste lol * +
iilmadme 26.03.12 - 05:13pm
Nope,not in the way that sum wud like to twist it to mean * +
purest1 26.03.12 - 05:19pm
At face value yes, it gives credence to claims that opposing the authorities is opposing God. Monarchs have been using this for centuries, and some politicians in dominantly christian places use it to bolster their legitimacy. * +
purest1 26.03.12 - 05:22pm
yes, it does have practical problems in its simple direct meaning. Like... The processes God uses to ''choose'' the leaders, some very blood or marred with electoral malpractices. * +
mab21 26.03.12 - 05:42pm
I just can't stand the govt. I would jail them all. They're all corrupted. * +
nolisto1 26.03.12 - 05:52pm
Render unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar. Jesus said this while the people of Judah were being tyrannized by the Romans. The jews -like you-didn't like this message much. They rebelled, they removed the tyrant, and the tyrant became angry and wiped them out, leading to being expelled from Israel for 2 thousand years, and they continue to struggle for the land today with Palestinians. * +
+ go to page 1-7
+ my page
+ functions
3 search
4 submit a reply
7 last page
+ bookmark
8 Religion&Beliefs Forum
9 Forum Index
