The Bible teaches that believers are to submit to those in authority over them, recognizing that all authority is established by God. According to Romans 13:1, every person is to be subject to the governing authorities, and 1 Peter 2:13 encourages submission to kings and all those in authority. Hebrews 13:17 also instructs believers to obey their spiritual leaders, while Titus 3:1 reminds them to be submissive to rulers and authorities. By submitting to authority, Christians demonstrate their respect for God's sovereign order and their commitment to living peaceful, orderly lives, as taught in Romans 13:1-7.
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Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval. For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer. Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience. This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work. Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.