User blog:Christian Sirolli/Respecting Our Authorities

Yesterday, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the President of the United States, yet numerous do not like the fact. Christians are called to be different from the world. Even if we don’t like Donald Trump, we need to respect and honor him. God put him and everyone else who is in authority in a place of authority; so “whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.” (Romans 13:2)
It is important that we, as Christians, respect the authorities. This includes Law Enforcement. God placed even the Law Enforcement Officers in the place they are at to keep peace in the land. Read what Paul has to say on this matter:
We must understand what this is talking about. And more than just understand it. We need to apply this to our lives. God placed people like Donald Trump in authority. Therefore, we need to submit ourselves to them and obey them. We owe them respect and honor, so we need to pay them respect and honor. Since God placed them there, we need to treat them as God’s representatives. Yes, they aren’t the best representatives, but we still need to respect them. Posting insulting post about them definitely isn’t respecting them. Talking badly about them surely isn’t isn’t showing them honor. If you claim to be a Christian, then be a Christian and respect those in authority.
Peter also has instruction on this matter:
Peter tells us we need to submit ourselves to every human authority, not for our sake but the Lord’s. It doesn’t matter what their role is, if they are in authority over you, submit to them.
This is not just a New Testament concept, look at what we are instructed in Proverbs:
Fear in this sense is to respect them with the understanding of their power. It is to revere them.
Paul told Titus to remind the believers he was working with to “be subject to rulers and authorities” (Titus 3:1 NIV). We should also remind other believers the same thing, as I am doing with you now.
So we are to respect and submit to our authorities, no matter who they are. For God placed them in that position, and rebellion against them is rebellion against God. Refrain from talking/posting negatively about them, but defend them when they are being talked/posted about negatively. Remind other believers to do the same.
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