Submit to Authority

Heb 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.

This should be the case both with regards to religious and secular authority. "Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good" Titus 3:1 "Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God." Rom 13:1 "Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men" 1Peter 2:13 Of course all human authority only has a limited realm of authority outside of which it is not legitimate authority. But within it's God-given limits, one must submit.

If you've been in a position of authority you know that it is a joy to have those under you function with a spirit of compliance and cooperation. Those characteristically compliant have an advantage. For they would tend be looked upon with favor if some need arises. Do those in authority over you, be they parents, government officials, your employer, or religious authority have joy in watching over you? How can you improve on that?

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