{"id":3093,"date":"2020-08-30T01:24:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T01:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/?p=3093"},"modified":"2020-08-30T01:24:20","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T01:24:20","slug":"where-does-authority-come-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/?p=3093","title":{"rendered":"Where Does Authority Come From?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.<\/em><\/p>\n

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:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/em><\/p>\n

Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.<\/em><\/p>\n

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.<\/em><\/p>\n

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.<\/em><\/p>\n

And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.<\/em><\/p>\n

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.<\/em><\/p>\n

Romans 13:1-14<\/strong><\/p>\n

…let the word of Christ dwell in you richly…<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to … Continue reading Where Does Authority Come From?<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3093"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3093"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3101,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3093\/revisions\/3101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}