When God said, obey the law of the land,did he mean any law passed by the land..GAY MARRIAGE,ABORTION?
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There are no laws in the US compelling people to get abortions or to be homosexual. We don't have conventional slavery, but it could be argued that we are all slaves under this system. And segregation? That seems to be self imposed by members of certain groups, but not required by law. As far as I know we don't permit gay marriage either. Not yet anyway.
There is a Bible verse which I can't recall that says that it has to be a government established by God, and it also gives the definition of such.
What about thou shallt not covet that which is thy neighbor's?
all the above you mentioned are against god. it is not up to American to stick their nose in other country's problems. if we help with anything it should be financial help. send the money to their country so they wont come here illegally.
Your right, God's law is NOT man's law.Although most laws in this country are inspired by the Bible, man had to insert its own, to protect his selfish interests.
Who is to say if a law is outdated, but the law is the law, until that law is changed, and must be obeyed.
You believe what you want... I will believe what I want... I don't believe in religion of any kind, I believe it is brain washing and I believe it promotes hate and intolerance... thanks and have a nice day
Romans 13:1-7 states: "Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience. This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor."
That passage makes it abundantly clear. We are to obey the government God places over us. God created government to establish order, punish evil, and promote justice (Genesis 9:6; 1 Corinthians 14:33; Romans 12:8). We are to obey the government in everything - paying taxes, obeying rules and laws, showing respect, etc. If we do not, we are ultimately showing disrespect towards God, for He is the One who placed that government over us. When the Apostle Paul wrote Romans 13:1-7, he was under the government of Rome, during the reign of Nero, perhaps that most evil of all the Roman Emperors. Paul still recognized that government’s rule over him. How can we do any less?
The next question is: "Is there a time when we should not obey the laws of the land?" The answer to that question may be found in Acts 5:27-29, "Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. 'We gave you strict orders not to teach in this Name,' he said. 'Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man's blood.' Peter and the other apostles replied: 'We must obey God rather than men!'" From this, we can plainly see that as long as the law of the land does not contradict the law of God, we are bound to obey. As soon as the law of the land contradicts God's command, we are to disobey the law of the land, and obey God's law. However, even in that instance, we are to accept the government’s authority over us. This is demonstrated by the fact that Peter and John did not protest being flogged, but instead rejoiced that they suffered for obeying God (Acts 5:40-42).
God did not say that one had to participate in those laws or approve of those laws, just obey them. Nor did He say that one could not protest those laws. For that matter Jesus gave us a type to follow in the Temple when he chased out the "money changers" who were doing what the law of their land allowed for them to do.
I think that is in the eyes of the beholder. Next you will be saying that the illegal immigrants have the right to make our laws.
Only soul goes to God. Body remains on earth.
When did god say that??And if it is of the land, where do people come in? I think, if he said it, he was talking of the environment! And we are definitely NOT taking care of that!
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