Thematic Bible: Purpose of their appointment


Thematic Bible



the magistrate is God's servant for your benefit. But if you do wrong, you may well be alarmed; a magistrate does not wield the power of the sword for nothing, he is God's servant for the infliction of divine vengeance upon evil-doers. Verse ConceptsBad InfluenceCivil authoritiesHuman Authority, Instituted By GodAuthority, of human institutionsGovernmentMinistry, Nature OfPunishment, Nature OfRetributionServants Of The LordMagistratesCivil GovernmentCorrecting A BrotherJudicial PunishmentNature Of KingsPeople Possibly Doing EvilPunishmentRespecting Authoritywrath

and to governors as deputed by him for the punishment of wrongdoers and the encouragement of honest people ??15 for it is the will of God that by your honest lives you should silence the ignorant charges of foolish persons. Verse ConceptsCommendationEvildoersAuthority, of human institutionsHuman Authority, Instituted By GodGovernmentGovernorsCivic DutiesRetributionSin, God's Judgment OnMagistratesGod Sending ProphetsJudicial PunishmentNature Of Kings