Question Answered step-by-step THE EPISTLES OF PAUL Paul’s letters to churches throughout the… THE EPISTLES OF PAUL Paul’s letters to churches throughout the Roman Empire form a large part of the New Testament. The following selection is from Romans 13, verses 1-9. In this excerpt Pay entreats Christians to obey rulers & to live through good works. Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, & those that exist have been instituted by God.Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, & those who resist will incur judgement.For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? The do what is good, & you will receive his approval.For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake conscience.For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. Pay to all what is owed to them; taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom is owed.Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandment, ” You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet:, & any other commandment, are summed up in this word, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself”. QUESTIONS Whom does Paul say is the highest power? A. Who are “the powers that be”?B. By whom are they ordained? In verse 5, Paul advises Christians to obey rulers for what 2 reasons? Explain the meaning of verse 7 as it would apply to a Roman citizen living at the time Paul wrote? What is the only thing a person owes another? History World History HIS 111 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)