What does it mean Romans 13:1-7? (Part 10)
Therefore, as Jesus’ followers (mercy vessels), we need to be subjected to the potentates so that Jesus can use them as His vessels of wrath. Hence Paul said:
• Rom 13:6,7 -> “For because of this you also pay taxes, for the potentates 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 honor is owed.”.
It is necessary to exist the vessels of wrath so that those who intend against Jesus’ plan for us can be destroyed without the need to gush bitter water (which isn’t fit for us – James 3:12). We need to stay loving and looking for Jesus’ mercy.
May it be clear: it’s impossible to be glory vessel and wrath vessel at the same time:
• while the law instigates the wrath (Rom 4:15), the faith acts through love (Gal 5:6);
• the law uses the weapons of this world; the grace uses spiritual weapons (2Cor 10:2-6; Eph 6:10-18).
During all the Old Testament, the crafts of priest and king couldn’t find harmony, inasmuch as:
- The king should carry out the wrath;
- The priest should give room to the Creator’s wrath.
Only in Christ the it’s doable to have harmony between king and priest. In the case, the Church:
• as kings, the Church denounce the sin through the testimony of Christ in her(Prov 28:4; see 1Peter 3:1);
• as priests, the Church intercedes for the sinners before the Creator so that they can repent, convert and be saved.
Tomorrow we will carry on. Have a great day.
Therefore, as Jesus’ followers (mercy vessels), we need to be subjected to the potentates so that Jesus can use them as His vessels of wrath. Hence Paul said:
• Rom 13:6,7 -> “For because of this you also pay taxes, for the potentates 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 honor is owed.”.
It is necessary to exist the vessels of wrath so that those who intend against Jesus’ plan for us can be destroyed without the need to gush bitter water (which isn’t fit for us – James 3:12). We need to stay loving and looking for Jesus’ mercy.
May it be clear: it’s impossible to be glory vessel and wrath vessel at the same time:
• while the law instigates the wrath (Rom 4:15), the faith acts through love (Gal 5:6);
• the law uses the weapons of this world; the grace uses spiritual weapons (2Cor 10:2-6; Eph 6:10-18).
During all the Old Testament, the crafts of priest and king couldn’t find harmony, inasmuch as:
- The king should carry out the wrath;
- The priest should give room to the Creator’s wrath.
Only in Christ the it’s doable to have harmony between king and priest. In the case, the Church:
• as kings, the Church denounce the sin through the testimony of Christ in her(Prov 28:4; see 1Peter 3:1);
• as priests, the Church intercedes for the sinners before the Creator so that they can repent, convert and be saved.
Tomorrow we will carry on. Have a great day.