Be a Good Citizen
Are you a good citizen? Well as a Christian we should be a good citizen. The bible teaches that the Christian should be law-abiding. The bible also teaches loyalty to country. A loyalty and love of country does not mean that we cannot criticize unjust laws. The bible says that God is no respecter of persons. All should have equal opportunities. The government of God should be our model.
The bible also teaches that we are to cooperate with the government and that is why we need to respect the laws and regulations, and do the responsibility that given to us by the government. That is the real good citizen.
The bible also teaches that we are to cooperate with the government and that is why we need to respect the laws and regulations, and do the responsibility that given to us by the government. That is the real good citizen.
I think your point is a good one. The Bible teaches us to respect government, and the Bible should be our guide. As I point out in my blog, we should read the Bible with a willingness to believe what God says, and the Bible definitely teaches us to respect our governments. For example, we are to pray for our leaders (1 Timothy 2:1-2). We are to obey laws (Romans 13:1-7).
The exception is that when the law of a government conflicts with God's laws, we must obey God rather than man (Acts 5:29). So for example, if a law of man requires us to murder, we must obey God's command not to murder.
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