We are to obey the governing authorities as long as they do not command us to disobey God. This is true in the headship in marriage or the gathering of the church.
This principle is always dependent on whether or not the authority is not disobeying God.
Acts 5:29
"29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men."
When we obey mans authority over God's then the man is the god in our lives.
David B Severy Said this:
"Christian, what part of these verses do you not understand?"
Romans 13:1-4
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Trusting in Christ and not in People
Jeremiah 17:5-6
"5 This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. 6 He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.…"
"5 This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. 6 He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.…"
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