Submit To The Authorities

Being reading this book" GOD and Ancient Chinese" during the holiday alone at home. I started on this book last year but was unable to finish. The book compares ancient Chinese (Confucius and "wu jing shi shu") with the Bible writings and through the book they attempt to bridge the
reality that the GOD (Shangdi in the book) whom the Chinese worship is also the Christian GOD, so Christ is not a western concept, but something also very close to the Chinese. Basically, it is good reading material for new Chinese Christians.

Just want to blog about authority.

1LET EVERY person be loyally subject to the governing (civil) authorities. For there is no authority except from God [by His permission, His sanction], and those that exist do so by God's appointment.(A)

2Therefore he who resists and sets himself up against the authorities resists what God has appointed and arranged [in divine order]. And those who resist will bring down judgment upon themselves [receiving the penalty due them].

3For civil authorities are not a terror to [people of] good conduct, but to [those of] bad behavior. Would you have no dread of him who is in authority? Then do what is right and you will receive his approval and commendation.

4For he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, [you should dread him and] be afraid, for he does not bear and wear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant to execute His wrath (punishment, vengeance) on the wrongdoer.

-Romans 13:1 - 4

So our bosses are the also people, whom GOD has placed over us ,just as our Government and our pastors and cell group leaders. It does not matter whether they are Christians, for it is the will of the Father that they have authority (sword is the symbol of authority) over us and they are accountable to GOD. So if they treat us unjustly, then let GOD punish him or her, but on our part, we are to submit. Just as we work for man, we are actually working on to the LORD. So go and serve with joy.

Amen.