Tag: Christians and the Government
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Submitting to Authority vs. Standing against Unrighteousness in the Government
In the sermon this past Sunday about Living as Citizens I raised the question on whether there are times followers of Jesus should ignore the teaching of the text on the submission to the governmental authorities. Sadly, there are many who claim the name of Jesus who also ignore this passage altogether. Some do not pay…
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Living as Citizens – Praying for those in Authority
Sunday sermon on 1 Peter 2:11-17 looked at how followers of Jesus live as citizens under human authorities while we recognize Jesus as our True King. At the end of the sermon mentioned a simple application was to pray for those in authority over us, and even purposefully pray for them by name. Many in…