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Romans 13 ERV · ERV Bible Reading

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  SPEAKER_00: Romans thirteen, obey your government rulers.
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  SPEAKER_00: All of you must obey the government rulers.
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  SPEAKER_00: Everyone who rules was given power to rule by God.
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  SPEAKER_00: And all those who rule now were given that power by God.
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  SPEAKER_00: So anyone who is against the government is really against something God has commanded.
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  SPEAKER_00: Those who are against the government bring punishment on themselves.
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  SPEAKER_00: People who do right don't have to fear the rulers, but those who do wrong must fear them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Do you want to be free from fearing them?
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  SPEAKER_00: Then do only what is right and they will praise you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rulers are God's servants to help you, but if you do wrong, they have reason to be afraid.
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  SPEAKER_00: They have the power to punish and they will use it.
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  SPEAKER_00: They are God's servants to punish those who do wrong.
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  SPEAKER_00: So you must obey the government not just because you might be punished, but because you know it is the right thing to do.
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  SPEAKER_00: And this is why you pay taxes too.
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  SPEAKER_00: Those rulers are working for God and they give all their time to the work of ruling.
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  SPEAKER_00: Give everyone what you owe them.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you owe them any kind of tax, then pay it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Show respect to those you should show respect, and show honor to those you should honor.
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  SPEAKER_00: Loving others is the only law.
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  SPEAKER_00: You should owe nothing to anyone except that you will always owe love to each other.
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  SPEAKER_00: The person who loves others has done all that the law commands.
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  SPEAKER_00: The law says you must not commit adultery, you must not murder anyone, you must not steal, you must not want what belongs to someone else.
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  SPEAKER_00: All these commands and other commands are really only one rule.
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  SPEAKER_00: Love your neighbor the same as you love yourself.
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  SPEAKER_00: Love doesn't hurt others.
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  SPEAKER_00: So loving is the same as obeying all the law.
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  SPEAKER_00: I say this because you know that we live in an important time.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yes, it is now time for you to wake up from your sleep.
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  SPEAKER_00: Our salvation is nearer now than we first believed.
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  SPEAKER_00: The night is almost finished.
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  SPEAKER_00: The day is almost here.
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  SPEAKER_00: So we should stop doing whatever belongs to darkness.
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  SPEAKER_00: We should prepare ourselves to fight evil with the weapons that belong to the light.
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  SPEAKER_00: We should live in a right way like people who belong to the day.
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  SPEAKER_00: We should not have wild parties or be drunk.
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  SPEAKER_00: We should not be involved in sexual sin or any kind of immoral behavior.
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  SPEAKER_00: We should not cause arguments and trouble or be jealous.
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  SPEAKER_00: But I'd like the Lord Jesus Christ and be like the Lord Jesus Christ so that when people see what you do, they will see Christ.
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  SPEAKER_00: Don't think about how to satisfy the desires of your sinful self.