View source for 1 Peter 2:13

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;" width="45%"
| '''Comments''' 
|-
| * Peter does encourage us to cooperate in “humility” but he himself did “contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, [one] Jesus.”
|-
| Certainly, God and Peter were against taking the [[wages of unrighteousness]] as we see in [[2 Peter 2]]:13.
|-
|[[Modern Christians]] have become entangled again in the [[yoke]] of [[bondage]] according to the [[elements]] of the [[world]]. Because they regularly take [[oaths]] which Christ said not to do. 
|-
| And because they apply to men who call themselves ''[[benefactors]] but [[exercise authority]] one over the other'', who are ''the [[fathers]] of the earth''.
|-
| Jesus said not to pray to those [[Fathers]] for your daily bread at the expense of your neighbor because those [[benefits]] they offer are the [[wages of unrighteousness]]. 
|- 
| Through these [[covetous practices]] they have become [[merchandise]] as Peter said they would. [[Modern Christians]] do all these things against the teachings of Christ because they are under a [[strong delusion]]. 
|-
|The Greek word “''hupotasso''”<Ref>{{5293}} </Ref> means “In non-military use, it was 'a voluntary attitude of giving in, cooperating, assuming responsibility, and carrying a burden'”. It does not mean that we give others the right to ''"rule over"'' us as an [[exercise authority|exercising authority]] as some suggest in [[Hebrews 13]] verses 7 and 17 means.
|- 
| The words ''"rule over"'' come from ''hegeomai''<Ref>{{2233}}</Ref>specifically means a [[titular]] leader and is not the Greek word ''archon'' meaning ruler.<Ref>{{758}}</Ref>
|-
|* So why are we '''disallowed'''<Ref> [[593]] ~ἀποδοκιμάζω~ apodokimazo \@ap-od-ok-ee-mad’-zo\@ from 575 and 1381; v  AV-reject 7, disallow 2; 9 1) to disapprove, reject, repudiate</Ref> or ''rejected'' of men in verse 4? What was the [[Christian conflict]]? 
|-
| How are we '''[[Stones|living stones]]''' and how are we built together as a spiritual house? 
|-
| [[Altars]] were built of stone that fit together. 
|-
| Why a holy [[priests|priesthood]]? Peter is saying that we are a holy ''office of a priest and an order or body''?
|-
| For what purpose?
|-
| What does a spiritual [[sacrifice]] acceptable to God look like?
|-
| It would not look like the [[Corban]] of the [[pharisees]].
|-
| What does it mean to '''believeth on him''' in verse 6?
|-
| This seems to be talking about those who rejected Christ and said they had no king but Caesar. It could also include those who say they believe but do not do, also known as the '''disobedient''' souls.
|-
| Peter is addressing someone who is being obedient in things that others were disobedient in. He is calling them chosen generation, The [[kingdom of God]] is from generation to generation.
|-
| [[Isaiah 51]]:8 For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be forever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
|-
| [[Lamentations 5]]:19 "Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
|-
| [[Daniel 4]]:3  How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
|-
|  [[Daniel 4]]:34  And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
|-
| They are also ''a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people'' the terms royal is kingly and the word nation is the word for gentiles. Even the word peculiar means a purchased, preserved  or possessed people.<Ref>{{4047}}</Ref>
|-
| It is clear here that if you are disobedient and not doing what Christ said, then you are not counted as a believer. Even the word ''precious'' is the Greek word often translated ''honor'' meaning ''valuable''.
|-
| What was the problem with [[Cain]], [[Nimrod]], [[Pharaoh]], [[Saul]], or [[Caesar]] and what was the  [[Christian conflict]] with [[Rome]]?
|-
| What good works is Peter talking about and how would those good works speak of you as not an evildoer?
|-
|Why would the gentiles think of you as an ''evil doer''?
|-
| Once we understand that the [[Corban]] of the [[Pharisees]] was a [[Welfare|welfare]] system the forced the sacrifices of the people, imposing contributions based on ''handwritten ordinances'' against their members, we may begin to understand the [[Christian conflict]] with the Roman government.
|-
| To understand how what should have been for our [[Welfare|welfare]] can become a [[snare]] and why we should not eat at the table of kings<Ref>[[Proverbs 23]]:1 ¶ When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee:  And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to [[appetite]].  Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.  Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.</Ref>.
|-
| [[Psalms 69]]:22  Let their table become a [[snare]] before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
|-
| [[Romans 11]]:9  And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
|-
| This goes hand in hand with not coveting our neighbor's goods for personal benefit which would make us [[Merchandise|merchandise]] or having [[One purse]] which would trap and snare us and even curse our children with debt and bondage.
|-
| [[Romans 13]] and 1 Peter 2:13-14
|-
| Is the Bible consistent about setting men free or does it contradict itself? 
'''[http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/romanspeter.php Read MORE at HHC]'''<Br>
''The Subjects and Slaves of Covetousness''<Br>
<center>VS</center>
''The Saved and Servants of the [[Eucharist]]''
|-
| While Peter does encourage us to cooperate in “humility” he, and the other apostles, also instruct “We ought to obey God rather than men”.
|-
|Peter was known for doing things "contrary to the decrees of Caesar" in [[Acts 17]]:7  
|-
| Have [[Modern Christians]] gone out of [[The Way]] of Christ? They have little or no [[Daily ministration]] and seem to prefer to eat at the table of kings and ''men who call themselves [[Benefactors]] but exercise authority one over the other'' with great [[Wantonness|appetite]]. Instead of living by [[faith]], [[hope]] and [[charity]] and the [[perfect law of liberty]] they choose to do contrary to the teachings of [[John the Baptist]] and [[Jesus]] and live by forcing their neighbor to contribute to their welfare with [[Covetous Practices]]. They desire the [[One purse]] of modern [[Socialism]] through the [[welfare]] of [[Statism]]  and the [[Slothful|sloth]] of [[False religion]] rather than the [[Pure Religion]] of the [[early Church]].
|-
|}

<html>
<HEAD>
	<META HTTP-EQUIV="CONTENT-TYPE" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
	<TITLE></TITLE>
	<META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="OpenOffice 4.1.1  (Win32)">
	<META NAME="AUTHOR" CONTENT="gregory Williams">
	<META NAME="CREATED" CONTENT="20160331;7124856">
	<META NAME="CHANGEDBY" CONTENT="gregory Williams">
	<META NAME="CHANGED" CONTENT="20160331;7134481">
	<STYLE TYPE="text/css">
	<!--
		@page { margin: 0.79in }
		P { margin-bottom: 0.08in }
		P.first-line-indent-western { text-indent: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.02in; margin-bottom: 0.02in; font-family: "Garamond", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; page-break-before: auto }
		P.first-line-indent-cjk { text-indent: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.02in; margin-bottom: 0.02in; text-align: justify; page-break-before: auto }
		P.first-line-indent-ctl { text-indent: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.02in; margin-bottom: 0.02in; text-align: justify; page-break-before: auto }
		P.sdfootnote { margin-left: 0.2in; text-indent: -0.2in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 10pt }
		A.sdfootnoteanc { font-size: 57% }
	-->
	</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY LANG="en-US" DIR="LTR">
<P STYLE="margin-right: 0.2in; margin-top: 0.02in; margin-bottom: 0.02in; page-break-before: always">
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT SIZE=3 STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>1
Peter 2:13</B></FONT></FONT></P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">What did Peter mean by &ldquo;Submit yourselves to
every ordinance of man for the Lord&rsquo;s sake: whether it be to
the king, as supreme;&rdquo; 1 Peter 2:13</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Should we submit to God or men?
<SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">The word &ldquo;submit&rdquo; is
from the same word we see in Titus 3:1 </SPAN>&ldquo;to be subject&rdquo;.
The Greek word &ldquo;hupotasso&rdquo; means <SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">&ldquo;to
arrange&rdquo; and in civilian terms it meant &ldquo;voluntary
attitude of giving in, cooperating&rdquo;.</SPAN><I> <A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote1anc" HREF="#sdfootnote1sym"><SUP>1</SUP></A></I></P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">The Greek word <I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">Oun</SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal"><A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote2anc" HREF="#sdfootnote2sym"><SUP>2</SUP></A></SPAN>
meaning <FONT SIZE=3><I>consequently</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=3> or
</FONT><FONT SIZE=3><I>t</I></FONT><I>herefore</I><FONT SIZE=2><I>
</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">[Not
translated in KJV, but it is the second word shown in the Greek text of this verse</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">]
tells us Peter</SPAN> is talking about our conduct among the Gentiles
which means <I>nations</I>.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote3anc" HREF="#sdfootnote3sym"><SUP>3</SUP></A>
We are told that<SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"> we are a </SPAN><I>holy
nation</I><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"> under God.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote4anc" HREF="#sdfootnote4sym"><SUP>4</SUP></A>
Other people called the Christians </SPAN><I>evil doers, </I><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">even</SPAN><I>
atheists,</I><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"> because they did not
participate in the public social welfare systems under the </SPAN><I>Genius</I><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">
of Caesar </SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">who exercised
authority one over the other,</SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">
because Jesus said &ldquo;... ye shall not be so&rdquo;.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote5anc" HREF="#sdfootnote5sym"><SUP>5</SUP></A>
</SPAN>
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western" STYLE="font-style: normal">While
Peter does encourage us to <I>cooperate</I> in &ldquo;humility&rdquo;<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote6anc" HREF="#sdfootnote6sym"><SUP>6</SUP></A>
he, and the other apostles, also instruct &ldquo;We ought to obey God
rather than men&rdquo;.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote7anc" HREF="#sdfootnote7sym"><SUP>7</SUP></A>
 If they made agreements with rulers to obtain benefits at the
expense of others they could no longer &ldquo;do contrary to the
decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, [one] Jesus.&rdquo;<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote8anc" HREF="#sdfootnote8sym"><SUP>8</SUP></A>
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western"><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">Christians
freely contributed to their own government<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote9anc" HREF="#sdfootnote9sym"><SUP>9</SUP></A>
that rightly divided those offerings from house to house<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote10anc" HREF="#sdfootnote10sym"><SUP>10</SUP></A>
in </SPAN><I>pure religion</I><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">,
caring for the needy of their society unspotted by the </SPAN><I>world</I><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">
of Rome.</SPAN></P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Should we ever go under 
authority or sell ourselves into bondage in exchange for benefits
paid for at the expense of others? 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western" STYLE="font-style: normal">Joseph's
brothers had sold him into bondage and thus became &ldquo;Pharaoh&rsquo;s
servants&rdquo; in Egypt. God <I>turned</I> it to good but we were
told to never return to that type of bondage again.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote11anc" HREF="#sdfootnote11sym"><SUP>11</SUP></A>
The will of God for man is that he should be free souls under Him and
not be under the authority of men like Cain, Nimrod, Pharaoh, Saul,
or Caesar.</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western" STYLE="font-style: normal">Peter
does say in verse 14 &ldquo;Or unto governors, as unto them that are
sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of
them that do well.&rdquo; Which is little more than to advise
cooperation with the police or local customs. 
</P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western"><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">As
Vigellius Saturninus, proconsul of Africa told Christians, &ldquo;We
too are religious, and our religion is simple, and we swear by the
Genius of our lord the emperor, and we apply for his benefits, as you
also ought to do.&rdquo; Christians did not neglect the needy but
provided for them by charity not by force.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote12anc" HREF="#sdfootnote12sym"><SUP>12</SUP></A></SPAN></P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western"><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">If
you eat at the table of rulers you will be trapped and snared.<A CLASS="sdfootnoteanc" NAME="sdfootnote13anc" HREF="#sdfootnote13sym"><SUP>13</SUP></A></SPAN></P>
<P CLASS="first-line-indent-western">Modern social welfare is
religious. Religion is how a people take care of its widows, orphans
and needy, but if it is not unspotted by the <I>world</I><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">
it is not </SPAN><I>pure</I><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">.</SPAN><I>
</I><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">It is </SPAN>conformed to the
<I>world</I> and depends entirely upon compelled offerings. The
exercise of rights endowed by God is called &ldquo;liberty&rdquo;.
Governments are endowed by men. If we reject the responsibility we
lose the right and we are rejecting God.</P>

<B>Footnotes</B>

<DIV ID="sdfootnote1">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote1sym" HREF="#sdfootnote1anc">1</A>
	Strong&rsquo;s 5293 hupotasso  defined 1) to arrange under, to
	subordinate... 5) to yield to one&rsquo;s admonition or advice...  A
	Greek military term that when used in a non-military means &ldquo;a
	voluntary attitude of giving in, cooperating, assuming
	responsibility, and carrying a burden&rdquo;. Thayer's</P>

</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote2">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote2sym" HREF="#sdfootnote2anc">2</A><I>Oun</I><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">,</SPAN><I>
	then, therefore, accordingly, consequently, these things being so. </I>
	</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote3">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote3sym" HREF="#sdfootnote3anc">3</A>&ldquo;Having
	your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they
	speak against you as evildoers, they may by [your] good works, which
	they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.&rdquo;  1
	Peter 2:12</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote4">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote4sym" HREF="#sdfootnote4anc">4</A>1
	Peter 2:9 &ldquo;But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal
	priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew
	forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into
	his marvellous light:&rdquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote5">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote5sym" HREF="#sdfootnote5anc">5</A>Matthew
	20:26, Mark 10:43, Luke 22:26</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote6">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote6sym" HREF="#sdfootnote6anc">6</A>1
	Peter 5:5 &ldquo;Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the
	elder. Yea, all [of you] be subject one to another, and be clothed
	with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the
	humble.&rdquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote7">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote7sym" HREF="#sdfootnote7anc">7</A>Acts
	5:29 &ldquo;Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said,
	We ought to obey God rather than men.&rdquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote8">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote8sym" HREF="#sdfootnote8anc">8</A>Acts
	17:7 &ldquo;Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to
	the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, [one]
	Jesus.&rdquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote9">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote9sym" HREF="#sdfootnote9anc">9</A>Matthew
	10:8 &ldquo;Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast
	out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.&rdquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote10">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote10sym" HREF="#sdfootnote10anc">10</A>Acts
	2:46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and
	breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness
	and singleness of heart,</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote11">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote11sym" HREF="#sdfootnote11anc">11</A>Deut.
	17:16 &ldquo;But he shall not ... cause the people to return to
	Egypt... forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall
	henceforth return no more that way.&rdquo;</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote12">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote12sym" HREF="#sdfootnote12anc">12</A>&ldquo;For
	so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence
	the ignorance of foolish men: As free, and not using your liberty
	for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honour all
	men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.&rdquo; 1 Peter
	2:15-17 
	</P>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="sdfootnote13">
	<P CLASS="sdfootnote"><A CLASS="sdfootnotesym" NAME="sdfootnote13sym" HREF="#sdfootnote13anc">13</A>&ldquo;Let
	their table become a snare before them: and that which should have
	been for their welfare, let it become a trap.&rdquo; Psalms 69:22  
	&ldquo;And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap,
	and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:&rdquo; Romans 11:9
	Also Ex 20:17, 23:32, 34:12..; Jud 10:14; 1 Sa 8:18; Pr 1:10,
	23:1..; Ez 11:1-11 Jer 11:12; Micah 3:1-5; Ro 13:9, Mr 7:22, Mt
	5:34, Ja 5:12; Gal 5:15</P>
</DIV>
</BODY>
</HTML>

----

From the Book [[THL|The Higher Liberty]]

----

----

*  "Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men." Acts 5:29

People often say we have to obey government unless it tells us to go against the commandments.

Okay.

[[Covet]]ing your neighbor's goods through the agency of men who call themselves [[Benefactors]] but force the contributions of the people is against the [[Ten Commandments]] because to [[covet]] anything that is thy neighbors goes against the will of God.

We are supposed to [[Keep the Commandments]] if we want [[Eternal life]] and that should not be hard if we love Him. Forcing your neighbor to contribute to what you want for free and then applying for those benefits is not keeping the [[Two commandments]] which the law of God depends upon.

This modern system of government [[welfare]] is directly against the words of [[Christ]] for [[Christians]] and makes the [[Corban|word of God to none effect]].

We have not even gotten into bombs and [[Abortion]].

{{Template:Network}}

== Footnotes for side panel==

<references />


  
* "In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:" 2 Thessalonians 1:8
*  "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?" 1 Peter 4:17
{{Template:Gregory-info‎}}