Thematic Bible: Obeyed
Thematic Bible
Kings » Should be » Obeyed
Every subject must obey the government-authorities, for no authority exists apart from God; the existing authorities have been constituted by God.
Verse Concepts
ethics, socialethics, basis ofCivil authoritiesDeath penaltyHuman Authority, Nature OfAttitudes, to other peopleAuthority, of human institutionsHuman Authority, Christian ResponseGovernmentCivic DutiesHonouring RulersLeaders, PoliticalLoyaltyPower, HumanOrderliness In SocietySubmissionTaxationGod's Providential Control
You must be obedient, therefore, not only to avoid the divine vengeance but as a matter of conscience,
Submit for the Lord's sake to any human authority; submit to the emperor as supreme,
Related Topics
- Attitudes Towards Kings
- Attitudes, to other people
- Authority
- Authority Of People
- Authority, of human institutions
- Be Subject To People
- Citizenship
- Civic Duties
- Civil Government
- Civil authorities
- Death penalty
- God Appointing Others
- God Being In Control
- God's Providential Control
- Government
- Honoring Authority
- Honouring Rulers
- Human Authority, Christian Response
- Human Authority, Instituted By God
- Human Authority, Nature Of
- Kingship, Human
- Leaders
- Leaders, Political
- Loyalty
- Magistrates
- Men Pleasers
- Obedience To God
- Orderliness In Society
- Politics
- Power
- Power, Human
- Rebellion, Against Human Authority
- Respecting Authority
- Social duties
- Stress And Hard Times
- Submission
- Taxation
- Conscience
- Defiance
- Ethics, basis of
- Ethics, social
- Principalities