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Giving Honor to Our Leaders, Part 4 (TMF:1835)

Friday, April 22, 2022
Peace to Live By: Giving Honor to Our Leaders, Part 4 (TMF:1835) - Daniel Litton
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       Even if you argue that we may speak out contrary to the ruler if he or she goes against God, and I think I would accept that, for that is in fact what John the Baptist did, even so, we still may end up bearing the consequences for such an action, like Peter and the apostles did. Does that consequence come from God? I don’t know, but realize that there may be consequences for speaking out for the truth. But we should never speak out against the ruler simply due to the fact we don’t like the person or whatever. I know, what I am saying is pretty foreign here. Verse 8: “Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.”

Giving Honor to Our Leaders, Part 3 (TMF:1834)

Thursday, April 21, 2022
Peace to Live By: Giving Honor to Our Leaders, Part 3 (TMF:1834) - Daniel Litton
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       Oh, gee, we have a problem don’t we? Paul said, “for it is written, You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’” Why do we see so many believers speaking out in opposition to the President of the United States? I know, some of you are scrambling in your Bibles to find the passage where it talks about John the Baptist speaking out in opposition to Herod. “See,” you might say to me, “John the Baptist did it.” Yes, he did. And what happened to him? He was locked up in prison. Was that God’s judgment on John the Baptist? Was that why Jesus never got him out? You decide. Donald Trump deserves our respect and honor. Barack Obama deserves our respect and honor. George W. Bush the same, and William Jefferson Clinton the same. For they all are God’s servants, ministers of God, called for his good. Do you see now? Do you understand?

Giving Honor to Our Leaders, Part 2 (TMF:1833)

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Peace to Live By: Giving Honor to Our Leaders, Part 2 (TMF:1833) - Daniel Litton
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       No, what it means is that all leaders automatically deserve respect and honor, and we are to give them that respect and honor, period. Here in this passage, Paul has been accused of a crime and he has been brought before the Jewish council. Let’s start reading in (Acts 23) verse 1: “And looking intently at the council, Paul said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day.” And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet contrary to the law you order me to be struck?” Those who stood by said, “Would you revile God's high priest?” And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’” Oh, gee, we have a problem don’t we? Paul said, “for it is written, You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

Giving Honor to Our Leaders, Part 1 (TMF:1832)

Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Peace to Live By: Giving Honor to Our Leaders, Part 1 (TMF:1832) - Daniel Litton
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       Now we come to one of the most violated New Testament passages by modern day Christians. I would have to say, no joke, that most modern day Christians, at least Christian men, have gone ahead and sharpied this out of their Bibles. We already read the verse. Let’s read it again: “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.” Oh boy, where do I begin? Alright, let me just start talking and we’ll see where we end up. Did anyone catch, does anyone still have in their Bibles the part where Paul just said, “respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.” Now, wait. What does that exactly mean? Does that mean we give honor and respect if we deem that the person deserves it? Most definitely not; it certainly doesn’t mean that. Who are we to judge God’s servant, whether or not he or she is due honor?

Paying Our Taxes to the Government (TMF:1831)

Monday, April 18, 2022
Peace to Live By: Paying Our Taxes to the Government (TMF:1831) - Daniel Litton
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       Verse 6 of Romans 13: “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 honor is owed.” I.R.S. agents are even brought into the picture here as being appointed by God. I will say that this verse here obviously says we should pay taxes, as Christians. Now, one might say, “But what if my tax money is going to support abortions. I don’t want to support abortions.” Well, for starters, you are correct in that everything the government does surely cannot be approved by God. I mean, after all, it’s made up of human beings. But not only that, Jesus said we are to “render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God’s” (Matthew 22:21, ESV). That same question was asked of Jesus. People wish to get out of paying their taxes.