Religion In Government

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.

Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

Jesus answered him, Thou wouldest have no power against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath greater sin.

For the kingdom is Jehovah’s; And he is the ruler over the nations.

Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →

Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

for he is a 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 a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →

For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same: — read the full passage →

Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.

They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

For for this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God’s service, attending continually upon this very thing.

Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not? — read the full passage →

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. — read the full passage →

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast, these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her utterly with fire. — read the full passage →

Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty thereof be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.

But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and lifteth up another.

for kings and all that are in high place; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity.

and what the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?

And he changeth the times and the seasons; he removeth kings, and setteth up kings; he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that have understanding;

And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

or unto governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to them that do well.

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us. — read the full passage →

For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

For for this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God’s service, attending continually upon this very thing. — read the full passage →

the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.

And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.

The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

but whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. — read the full passage →

and thou shalt be driven from men; and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over thee; until thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever; for wisdom and might are his. — read the full passage →

The hand of Jehovah was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of Jehovah, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. — read the full passage →

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.

Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the midst of Israel.

Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. — read the full passage →

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor’s.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.