MAGISTRATES
MAGISTRATES
- Are appointed by God # Ro 13:1
- Are ministers of God # Ro 13:4,6
- Purpose of their appointment # Ro 13:4 1Pe 2:14
- Their office to be respected # Ac 23:5
- Are not a terror to the good, but to the evil # Ro 13:3
- To be wisely selected and appointed # Ex 18:21 Ezr 7:25
- To be prayed for # 1Ti 2:1,2
- SHOULD 8a) Seek wisdom from God
# 1Ki 3:9
8b) Rule in the fear of God # 2Sa 23:3 2Ch 19:7 8c) Know the law of God # Ezr 7:25 8d) Be faithful to the Sovereign # Da 6:4 8e) Enforce the laws # Ezr 7:26 8f) Judge wisely # 1Ki 3:16-28 8g) Hate covetousness # Ex 18:21 8h) Not take bribes # Ex 23:8 De 16:19 8i) Defend the poor # Job 29:12,16 8j) Judge for God, not for man # 2Ch 19:6 8k) Judge righteously # De 1:16 16:18 25:1 8l) Be impartial # Ex 23:6 De 1:17 8m) Be diligent in ruling # Ro 12:8 8n) Subjection to their authority enjoined # Mt 23:2,3 Ro 13:1 1Pe 2:13,14 9) Wicked-Illustrated # Pr 28:15 10) Good-Exemplified 10a) Joseph # Ge 41:46 10b) Gideon # Jud 8:35 10c) Samuel # 1Sa 12:3,4 Ezr 10:1-9 10d) Nehemiah # Ne 3:15 10e) Job # Job 29:16 10f) Daniel # Da 6:3 11) Wicked-Exemplified 11a) Sons of Samuel # 1Sa 8:3 11b) Pilate # Mt 27:24,26 11c) Magistrates in Philippi # Ac 16:22,23 11d) Gallio # Ac 18:16,17 11e) Felix # Ac 24:26