You are my refuge and my shield; Your word is my source of hope.

Repent now and accept Jesus Christ into your heart

"Brother Desmond (Desi) Edward Coughlan" <Desi@GodSquad.org> wrote in
news:gedf3j9rgcmjeq66nvg967he1gdtaichhb@4ax.com:

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> You are my refuge and my shield; Your word is my source of hope.
>
>
>

"Obey the government, for God is the one
who has put it there. There is no government
anywhere that God has not placed in power.
So those who refuse to obey the laws of the
land are refusing to obey God, and punishment
will follow."
Romans 13:1-4

On Sun, 05 May 2024 17:14:25 +0000
Mitchell Holman <dalmationstation@aol.com> wrote:

> "Brother Desmond (Desi) Edward Coughlan" <Desi@GodSquad.org> wrote in
> news:gedf3j9rgcmjeq66nvg967he1gdtaichhb@4ax.com:
>
> >
> > You are my refuge and my shield; Your word is my source of hope.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> "Obey the government, for God is the one
> who has put it there. There is no government
> anywhere that God has not placed in power.
> So those who refuse to obey the laws of the
> land are refusing to obey God, and punishment
> will follow."
> Romans 13:1-4
>
>

Are you living in the deep past or Roman?

https://thechristianexile.com/2016/02/01/what-does-romans-131-4-teach/

One of the Paul’s objectives within Romans 1-11 is to establish the unity of the Jewish and Gentile Christians within the body of Christ, despite their previous associations. Continuing onto what we know as chapter 12, Paul highlights the modus operandi of the newly assembled body of Christ: that instead of “being conformed to the pattern of this world,” they might be “transformed” into something visibly different than what the “pattern of this world” looks like.

The pattern of this world does not produce people who “bless those who persecute ” them (12:14). Neither does it produce those who aren’t “wise in their own sight” (12:16) nor those who “repay no-one evil for evil” (12:17). The cookie cutter of the world certainly doesn’t produce those who shun vengeance, opting instead to feed and take care of his enemy.

Romans 13 continues with apostolic commands as to how Christ followers, Jew and Gentile, ought to behave with regard to governmental authorities. Certainly it is an antithesis to the pattern that the world would produce under similar circumstances. Instead of rebelling against malicious dictators or seeking a forceful way to prevent Christian persecution, Paul tells the Romans to “be in subjection.”

Ya blithering cornholer ninny.

Jonathan Small Balls <suck@ra.mentos> wrote in
news:20240505120621.075cbda9@me6pd1kb9:

> On Sun, 05 May 2024 17:14:25 +0000
> Mitchell Holman <dalmationstation@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> "Brother Desmond (Desi) Edward Coughlan" <Desi@GodSquad.org> wrote in
>> news:gedf3j9rgcmjeq66nvg967he1gdtaichhb@4ax.com:
>>
>> >
>> > You are my refuge and my shield; Your word is my source of hope.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> "Obey the government, for God is the one
>> who has put it there. There is no government
>> anywhere that God has not placed in power.
>> So those who refuse to obey the laws of the
>> land are refusing to obey God, and punishment
>> will follow."
>> Romans 13:1-4
>>
>>
>
>
> Are you living in the deep past or Roman?
>
> https://thechristianexile.com/2016/02/01/what-does-romans-131-4-teach/
>

The passage speaks for itself.

>
> One of the Paul’s objectives within Romans 1-11 is to establish the
> unity of the Jewish and Gentile Christians within the body of Christ,
> despite their previous associations. Continuing onto what we know as
> chapter 12, Paul highlights the modus operandi of the newly assembled
> body of Christ: that instead of “being conformed to the pattern of
> this world,” they might be “transformed” into something visibly
> different than what the “pattern of this world” looks like.
>
> The pattern of this world does not produce people who “bless those
> who persecute ” them (12:14). Neither does it produce those who
> aren’t “wise in their own sight” (12:16) nor those who “repay
> no-one evil for evil” (12:17). The cookie cutter of the world
> certainly doesn’t produce those who shun vengeance, opting instead
> to feed and take care of his enemy.
>
> Romans 13 continues with apostolic commands as to how Christ
> followers, Jew and Gentile, ought to behave with regard to
> governmental authorities. Certainly it is an antithesis to the
> pattern that the world would produce under similar circumstances.
> Instead of rebelling against malicious dictators or seeking a forceful
> way to prevent Christian persecution, Paul tells the Romans to “be
> in subjection.”
>
>
>
> Ya blithering cornholer ninny.
>
>