Worship Interfered With By The State. Christians surprised by troops while worshiping in a cavern.
1. Who should be subject to civil government?
“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God.” Rom. 13:1.
2. By whom are the powers that be ordained?
“The powers that be are ordained of God.” Same verse.
3. What does one resist, who resists civil authority?
“Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.” Verse 2.
Note.—“That is, they who rise up against government itself, who seek anarchy and confusion, who oppose the regular execution of the laws. It is implied, however, that those laws shall not be such as violate the rights of conscience or oppose the law of God.”—Dr. Albert Barnes, on Rom. 13:2.
4. What do the Scriptures indicate as the proper sphere and legitimate work of civil authority?