Did you ever wonder why obedience to lawful human authority is so important to God? Certainly we understand that obedience to Our Lord is of paramount importance, but why is it so important to obey our human leaders? They are sinful human beings just like us. Why must we submit our will to other sinners? They can be and often are wrong in their beliefs and motivations.
Yet, we find verses such as these in the Written Word of God:
Titus 3:1 Remind believers to willingly place themselves under the authority of government officials. Believers should obey them and be ready to help them with every good thing they do.
Hebrews 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Romans 13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.God gave us minds so that we are able to think for ourselves. Why must we submit to human authority, especially when we know, in our great wisdom, that those human authorities are absolutely wrong?
