Homiletic Monthly Romans 13:3-6 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Will you then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good… Mirabeau once said, "We live in an age where wrong constantly triumphs over right, and where justice itself is a lie." There can be no greater curse to a nation than a corrupt judge and a perjured juror, and the Bible distinctly declares that God will call all such to a terrible account. It has ever been the case that where wholesome and just laws have failed to be strictly administered lawlessness and crime have abounded. Mercy to a great criminal often means cruelty and injustice to the people. This mistaken clemency leads to serious evils. 1. It confuses the public conscience as to the distinction between right and wrong. 2. It undermines respect for law and rulers. 3. It tends to anarchy, mob, and lynch law. 4. It jeopardises the securities and rights of society, and is subversive of morality and order. (Homiletic Monthly.) Parallel Verses KJV: For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: |
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