We will first look at God’s Sovereignty over rulers and government. I would like to turn to a few texts to show that God not only selects who rules but has shown that He is more than willing to use the rulers he puts in place for his purposes. We will begin by looking at God’s control over government.
The first text I would like to look at to show that God controls government and the selection of rulers are Romans 13:1, which 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.” The Second Text for consideration is 1st peter 2:13-17, “Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.” These texts are very straight forward. We are to submit to the governing authority as far as it does not violate Christian principles, regardless if it is a democratically elected Barack Obama or an Iron fisted Caesar, which was the case during the writing of Romans. We owe Barack Obama our honor and submission simply due to his winning the election.
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