Legalidades
A Bíblia reconhece a necessidade de leis e governo civil. Os cristãos são chamados a obedecer às autoridades estabelecidas por Deus, enquanto mantêm a lealdade suprema a Cristo.
Submissão às autoridades
Toda autoridade é instituída por Deus. O cristão é chamado a respeitar as leis, pagar tributos e honrar quem governa.
Every soul be subject to higher powers. For there is no power but of God, and those things that be of God, be ordained.
Therefore he that against-standeth power, against-standeth the ordinance of God; and they that against-stand, get to themselves damnation.
For princes be not to the dread of good work, but of evil. But wilt thou, that thou dread not power? Do thou good thing, and thou shalt have praising of it;
for he is the minister of God to thee into good. But if thou doest evil, dread thou; for not without cause he beareth the sword, for he is the minister of God, avenger into wrath to him that doeth evil.
And therefore by need be ye subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience.
For therefore ye give tributes, they be the ministers of God, and serve for this same thing.
Therefore yield ye to all men debts, to whom tribute, tribute, to whom toll, [or custom for things borne about], toll, [or such custom], to whom dread, dread, to whom honour, honour.
To no man owe ye anything, but that ye love together. For he that loveth his neighbour, hath fulfilled the law.
and have ye your conversation [or your life] good among heathen men, that in that thing that they backbite of you, as of mis-doers, they behold you of good works, and glorify God in the day of visitation.
Be ye subject to each creature of man, for God; either to the king, as to him that is higher [or is more worthy] in state,
either to dukes, as to those that be sent of him to the vengeance of mis-doers, and to the praising of good men [or of good deeds].
Therefore say to us, what seemeth to thee. Is it leaveful that tribute be given to the emperor [or Caesar], either [or] nay?
And when Jesus had known the wickedness of them, he said, Hypocrites, what tempt ye me?
Show ye to me the print of the money. And they brought to him a penny.
And Jesus said to them, Whose is this image, and the writing above?
They say to him, The emperor’s [or Of Caesar]. Then he said to them, Therefore yield ye to the emperor [or Caesar] those things that be the emperor’s [or Caesar’s], and to God those things that be of God.
Obrigações legais
Jesus cumpriu obrigações legais, pagou impostos e orientou seus seguidores a obedecer à lei sem comprometer a fé.
And when they came to Capernaum, they that took tribute, came to Peter, and said to him, Your master payeth not tribute?
And he said, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus came before him, and said, Simon, what seemeth to thee? Kings of the earth, of whom take they tribute? of their sons, either of aliens?
And he said, Of aliens. Jesus said to him, Then sons be free.
But that we offend them not, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take that fish that first cometh up; and, when his mouth is opened, thou shalt find a stater, [that is, a certain of money]; take it, and give [to them] for thee and for me.
Be thou consenting to thine adversary soon, while thou art in the way with him, lest peradventure thine adversary take thee to the doomsman [or the judge], and the doomsman take thee to the minister, and thou be sent into prison.
Truly I say to thee, Thou shalt not go out from thence, till thou yield the last farthing.
and to mayors, or to presidents, and to kings, ye shall be led for me, in witnessing to them, and to heathen men.
But when they take you, do not ye think, how or what thing ye shall speak, for it shall be given to you in that hour, what ye shall speak;
And it was done in those days, a commandment went out from the emperor [or Caesar] Augustus, that all the world should be described.
This first describing was made of Cyrenius, justice, [or keeper], of Syria.
And all men went to make profession, [or acknowledging], each into his own city.
And Joseph went up from Galilee, from the city [of] Nazareth, into Judea, into a city of David, that is called Bethlehem, for that he was of the house and of the meine of David,
that he should acknowledge with Mary, his wife, that was wedded to him, and was great with child.
Perspectiva divina
As nações são como uma gota no balde diante de Deus. Ele abre portas que nenhuma lei pode fechar.
Lo! folks be as a drop of a bucket, and be areckoned as the tongue of a balance; lo! isles be as a little dust,
All folks be so before him, as if they be not; and they be reckoned as nothing and vain thing to him.
For a great door and an open [or evident] is opened to me, and many adversaries.
Pilate saith to him, Speakest thou not to me? Knowest thou not, that I have power to crucify thee, and I have power to deliver thee?
Jesus answered, Thou shouldest not have any power against me, but it were given to thee from above; there-fore he that betook me to thee, hath the more sin.
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