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Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Romans 13:1
The Christians and Civil Government
SUMMARY OF ROMANS 13: Civil Government an Appointment of God. A
Protection to the Law-Abiding. A Terror to Evil Doers. Must Be
Supported by Taxes and Customs. Love the Fulfillment of the Divine
Law. The Christian to Live a Holy, Spiritual Life.
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. To the established
civil government. Why should Paul, in this portion of the epistle to
Christian life, give this exhortation to obedience to civil government?
Perhaps for several reasons: (1) The Christians at that early period
were usually associated by the heathen with the Jews, and the Jews were
noted for turbulence. See Acts 18:2. (2) The fires that broke forth
a few years later, in the Jewish uprising that led to the destruction
of Jerusalem, were already smoldering wherever there were those of
Jewish blood. Many Christians were Jews by birth. (3) There was danger
that Christians, especially under persecution, should be inclined to
make disturbance. (4) Some even held that since Christ's kingdom was
established human governments had no rightful existence.
There is no power but of God. He is the source of all authority,
and he has appointed human governments for the welfare of man. The
existing government over us is to be regarded as a divine arrangement.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Romans 13:1
1 Peter 2:14
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