Civil Government

3 passages

1. Matthew 26:52–54

   ⁵²“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword. ⁵³Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? ⁵⁴But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”

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2. Romans 13:4

   For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.

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3. 1 Timothy 5:8

   If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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