Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Romans Chapter 13 Rightly Divided

I'll probably be accused of MINISTERING QUESTIONS here rather than godly edifying which is in faith.  So be it.  But we are living in a time where other "ministers" who stand in pulpits of churches are telling us to submit to Caesar now and do whatever he says.  They tell us The U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights ARE NOT THE WORD OF GOD (really?) but whatever the rulers say even if they are lawless goes since they are ordained of God hereby citing ROMANS CHAPTER 13 in the Holy Bible (Authorized Version) as the doctrine to give them license to do evil.

My questions to them that examine me are these:  Who are the rulers and God's ministers in Romans Chapter 13?  Is Obama our ruler and minister?  or the word of God the final authority?  Is this too complicated for you?

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.  
---Romans 13.1-2

Does this mean obey Obama?  


Is this ruler Obama God's minister?

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
---ROMANS 13.3-7


Who is the minister of God if it's not Obama?

Some say this has to to with the minister of God who stands in the office of higher power in the body of Christ as he functions for the edification of the body of Christ. 

I was told by someone to listen to this THREE PART MESSAGE here.  There will not likely be one reader of this blog that would even make it through a fraction of this:

PART 1
PART 2
PART 3

...TO BE CONTINUED...