SNT 0356 Higher Powers - Romans 13
Higher Powers: Romans 13 February 12, 1967 Explains what the ‘higher powers’ of this chapter refer to and how they benefit and work in the Body. SNT – 356 Rom 13:1-4; 12:18-21; 1:11; Act 8:18-20; Eph 4:1-7 Eph 4:7-14; 1Co 13:12 Eph 4:14; Rom 12:4-8; 1Co 12:28-30 Rom 12:7, 8; 13:1-4 _________________________ Higher Powers – Romans 13 Dr. Victor Paul Wierwille Sunday Night Teaching – 0356 Take your Bibles tonight and turn to the Book of Romans Chapter 13. Here in the Book of Romans, I would like to set before you what I believe again is the truth of God’s Word. I know it is not commonly accepted, the things that I’m going to say today or tonight. I do not know of any commentary that has recorded what I’m going to be teaching tonight. They teach just the opposite, basically. But, people, it’s not a question of what they teach or question of what I teach, it’s a question of the integrity of God’s Word. Does it fit? Does it work with the mathematical exactness and scientific precision? Does it work all the way through from Genesis to Revelation? If it’s God’s Word, it will have to fit. Here in the thirteenth chapter of the Book of Romans, we have this tremendous first verse where we read: Romans 13:1: Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: [and] the powers that be are ordained of God. This is the verse of scripture that people keep pushing at us and keep saying, well, this refers to civil authorities. That I have to be subject to the higher powers. In other words, I am subject to the governor of the state, I’m subject to the mayor, I’m subject to the representatives, the senators, I am subject to the President of the United States – this kind of thing; that we are subject unto the higher powers. I know that’s what that verse says, that we’re subject to the higher powers, but we’ve got to find out who those higher powers are. Now, I as a Christian, I as a believer, you as a believer – certainly you and I just by plain sense kno
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Tweet Topic: government, "spiritual gifts", "gift ministries", apostles, prophets, evangelist, pastors, teachers, logospedia, lp Format: audio, pdf Publication Date: 02-12-1967 Pages: 11 Victor Paul Wierwille was a Bible scholar and teacher for over four decades. By means of Dr. Wierwille's dynamic teaching of the accuracy and integrity of God's Word, foundational class and advanced class graduates of Power for Abundant Living have learned that the one great requirement for every student of the Bible is to rightly divide the Word of Truth. Thus, his presentation of the Word of God was designed for students who desire the in-depth-accuracy of God’s Word. In his many years of research, Dr. Wierwille studied with such men as Karl Barth, E. Stanley Jones, Glenn Clark, Bishop K.C. Pillai, and George M. Lamsa. His formal training included Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology degrees from