For people to conclude that the setup of government and the justice system with their rule and regulatory control of people is the way that God’s government among His people should be set up with the same hierarchy, and rule regulated control by keeping the law is spiritually irresponsible and scripture illiterate.
The Bible informs us that Satan is the god of this
world system and without rules and regulations put in place by man to
control Satan he would run-a-muck and anarchy would reign because people
in the world are in nonrecognition of who is behind the reign of
anarchy that would prevail without rules and regulations to control it.
However, Father God is God of His people and people
in His kingdom are to operate in love and when people operate in love
and because LOVE (God) is in them the hierarchy structure of control is
foreign to the rule of LOVE.
The Kingdom of God extends only as far as the love of God is accepted and if love is the the working factor in His people.
The
way that authority is exercised is really important. Living in God's
kingdom using the authority of the world system to manipulate and
control God's people is evil.
Obedience can be exercised in different ways. The
soldier obeyed the centurion because he knew that he would be punished
if he disobeyed. The centurion had the coercive power of the Roman
Empire behind him. This is authority from the hierarchy of human
structure. One person accepts another’s authority because the other has
the power to enforce his will. That power may be legal power, as is the
case of the centurion.
The other kind of obedience comes from the outflow
of love where a people choose freely submit to one another out of mutual
respect and love for one another.
Men of
authority amongst God’s people are doing it voluntary through God’s
appointing, it is never oppressive. When a person chooses to submit to
authority, they remain free. They are free to step out from under that
authority at any time. People who freely submit to the authority of a
God appointed leader, they lose nothing in prestige or dignity, because
they still have their freedom.
When people freely submit to a leader, they create
authority that did not previously exist. This is why submission is
important in the scriptures. When Believers submit, they are increasing
the scope of authority and bringing greater order to life.
Love and freedom meet perfectly in authority because of Mutual submission to each other.
For
His will to be done, we must freely choose to submit to Him. He will
not use force to make us obey His will or signed membership forms to
make people obey Him. He prefers people to obey Him, because they have
chosen to love Him, not because of the rules and regulations of
suppressive religion.
God is so against using authority as is in the world
system that many people are not even certain that He exists. If He
wanted to use that authority, He would make everyone on earth understand
His holiness. He could reveal his majesty on earth and force people to
obey Him, but He has chosen a different way. The fact that many people
do not understand his awesome nature proves that He is not using the
world’s system of authority that governments and the justice system use.
God’s kingdom operates in a totally different way
from the kingdom of the world. Jesus condemned the rulers for using the
world’s system of authority. They “lord it over” their people and use
force to get them to do what they want.,
The rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them (Matt 20:25).
They
maintain their position using domination and coercion. Their kingdoms
are based on the authority of the world system. The kings of the
Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them
call themselves Benefactors (Luke 22:25).
The rulers of the Gentiles call themselves
benefactors, but they control the people in the kingdom by force. The
Kingdom of God is totally different from the kingdom of the world and
its system. All authority in God's kingdom flows from love and mutual
submission, as people freely submit to people that love them and serve
them.
But you are not to be like that Instead, the
greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules
like the one who serves (Luke 22:26). People gain authority in the God's
kingdom by serving those they lead.
Whoever wants to become great among you must be your
servant (Matt 20:26). A servant cannot force the person they are
serving to do things they do not want to do. A servant cannot control
the one they are serving. They cannot use force or coercion to get their
will done.
When people in God's kingdom choose to operate by the principles of the world's standard instead of God's standard they are subject to the world.s system of hierarchical governmental control.
Move from living by the principles of the world
system to God’s system and you will have no need for hierarchy regulated
control.
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