5257 civil authorities
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Divinely appointed servants and agents of God exercising their God-given authority for the good of those they govern and punishing those who do wrong, and to whom all must submit.

Civil authorities are divinely appointed

John 19:11; Romans 13:1 See also 1 Samuel 9:17; Samuel 16:1; Psalm 78:70-71; Proverbs 8:15-16; Jeremiah 27:6; Jeremiah 43:10; Daniel 2:21,37-38; Daniel 4:17,32; Daniel 5:18-21,26-28

Civil authorities are God's servants and agents

Romans 13:4 See also Isaiah 45:1; Jeremiah 25:9; Jeremiah 27:6; Jeremiah 43:10; Romans 13:6

Civil authority exercised for the good of all and in order to punish wrongdoers

Proverbs 21:15; 1 Peter 2:13-14 See also Genesis 9:6; Ezra 7:26; Psalm 72:12-14; Psalm 78:72; Proverbs 19:12; Proverbs 29:4,14; Acts 25:11; Romans 13:3-4; 1 Timothy 2:2

Everyone must submit to civil authorities

Proverbs 24:21-22; Titus 3:1 See also Ecclesiastes 8:2-5; Matthew 17:24-27; Matthew 22:15-21 pp Mark 12:13-17 pp Luke 20:20-25; Romans 13:1,5-7; 1 Peter 2:13-14,17

Civil authorities are only to be obeyed in what is lawful according to Scripture

Acts 5:29 See also Exodus 1:17; 1 Kings 21:2-3; Daniel 1:8; Daniel 3:28; Daniel 6:7-10; Matthew 22:21 pp Mark 12:17 pp Luke 20:25; Acts 4:19; Hebrews 11:23

See also

4065  orderliness
5219  authority, human institutions
5326  government
5358  judges
5366  king
5375  law
5464  proconsul
5485  punishment, legal aspects
5509  rulers
5577  taxation
5959  submission
8456  obedience to authorities



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