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Word of Encouragement

Mark M.

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Guys, I know not all here are believers, and that's ok, but I just want to encourage all of you with the "Word" that is faithful and true.
God puts those in charge over us.
Roman's 13:1 says- "Every person must submit to and support the authorities over him.
For there can be no authority in the universe except by Gods appointment, which means that every authority that exists has been instituted by God.
So to resist authority is to resist the divine order of God, which resulted in severe consequences.
I quoted th his passage to say this, Take Courage", God will not be mocked, the truth will come out and things will be made right.
God is not done with President Trump.
 
You have that correct, the Almighty God has allowed Satan to control government rulers ( 1 John 5:19) and says we must, as Christians, give them our submission, as long as it does not go against God's laws and directions.
And one of these days yet, his time will come and he will again do away with them via his son Jesus, and then put into place his world wide government for all men and women to enjoy. Carefully read Revelation in your Bible and then pray for it to come, and this old system to be done away with.
 
Roman's 13:1 says- "Every person must submit to and support the authorities over him. For there can be no authority in the universe except by Gods appointment, which means that every authority that exists has been instituted by God.
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I do not believe that for a minute and no one else should either.

God does not institute or appoint evil. Stalin and Hitler were not appointed or instituted by God. If they were, then God is more than complicit in the murder of millions. He is the cause of it. Why is the United States the United States? Did we disobey God and rebel against His instituted authority of King George? By the way that is the exact propaganda what the monarchs of the day used to enslave and kill millions. "We rule by the "Divine Right" instituted by God." During the "final solution" Germans were told that Jews were evil, subhuman beings. People just "followed orders" and sent millions to the death chambers. You have taken Paul out of context and made the Bible disagree with itself!
 
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I've set here and scratched my head , slightly dumbfounded. Not up on my Bible but don't believe what i read in post one.
Trump the bad guy ???????
A local State Senator running for re-election here berated his opponent in debate with scripture. Putting himself above all. He's a nut job. Long story no time for it here.
 
Mark McMahon said:
Guys, I know not all here are believers, and that's ok, but I just want to encourage all of you with the "Word" that is faithful and true.
God puts those in charge over us.
Roman's 13:1 says- "Every person must submit to and support the authorities over him.
For there can be no authority in the universe except by Gods appointment, which means that every authority that exists has been instituted by God.
So to resist authority is to resist the divine order of God, which resulted in severe consequences.
I quoted th his passage to say this, Take Courage", God will not be mocked, the truth will come out and things will be made right.
God is not done with President Trump.
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This one I have struggled with but scripture does make exceptions in Ex 1:17, Dan 3:16-18, Dan 6:7, 10 and Acts 4:19. It is still good to see people turn to the Bible for hope.
 
John 14:30

"I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler (Satan) of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.

1 John 5:19 19 We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.


II Corinthians 4:4

4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
 
Mark McMahon said:
Guys, I know not all here are believers, and that's ok, but I just want to encourage all of you with the "Word" that is faithful and true.
God puts those in charge over us.
Roman's 13:1 says- "Every person must submit to and support the authorities over him.
For there can be no authority in the universe except by Gods appointment, which means that every authority that exists has been instituted by God.
So to resist authority is to resist the divine order of God, which resulted in severe consequences.
I quoted th his passage to say this, Take Courage", God will not be mocked, the truth will come out and things will be made right.
God is not done with President Trump.
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Mark, I am the direct descendant of 6 Revolutionary War soldiers and am extremely proud of their sacrifice, along with 2 men remembered in Fox's Book of Christian Martyrs. Like you, I am also a Christian believer, but I see the world a little different. I hope you are right about the President. I love and respect him.
 
Does the word “universe” appear in a Bible verse? In that Bible verse? That passage elsewhere has no modifier and without that modifier, I read it differently.

King James:

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but from God; the powers that be are ordained by God.

I read the King James Version to say that the existence of an authority over us, a leader in the generic - for example the presidency - is scriptural. I do not read that passage to mean that every individual “person” who holds authority is to be submitted to absolutely, and without exception. This Hitler example is quite appropriate.

To read otherwise would mean a leader cannot abuse power, cannot exceed authority, is above all law.
 
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