Romans 13:2

Romans 13:2

Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

1. “Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God…”

a. [Whosoever] therefore [Strong: 5620  hoste hoce'-teh from 5613 and 5037; so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow):--(insomuch) as, so that (then), (insomuch) that, therefore, to, wherefore.]

b. resisteth [Strong: 498 antitassomai an-tee-tas'-som-ahee from 473 and the middle voice of 5021; to range oneself against, i.e. oppose:--oppose themselves, resist.]

c. the [Strong: 3588 ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.]

d. power [Strong: 1849 exousia ex-oo-see'-ah from 1832 (in the sense of ability); privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence:--authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength.]

e. resisteth [Strong: 436 anthistemi anth-is'-tay-mee from 473 and 2476; to stand against, i.e. oppose:--resist, withstand.]

  

g. the [Strong: 3588 ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.]

h. ordinance [Strong: 1296 diatage dee-at-ag-ay' from 1299; arrangement, i.e. institution:--instrumentality.]

i. [of God [Strong: 2316  theos theh'-os of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).]

2. “...and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.”

a. and [Strong: 1161 de deh a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).]

b. they that [Strong: 3588 ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.]

c. resist [Strong: 436 anthistemi anth-is'-tay-mee from 473 and 2476; to stand against, i.e. oppose:--resist, withstand.]

d. shall receive [Strong: 2983 lambano lam-ban'-o a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses; to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas 1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; while 138 is more violent, to seize or remove)):--accept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, X when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up).]

e. [to] themselves [Strong: 1438 heautou heh-ow-too' from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of 846; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:--alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).]

  

g. damnation [Strong: 2917 krima kree'-mah from 2919; a decision (the function or the effect, for or against ("crime")):--avenge, condemned, condemnation, damnation, + go to law, judgment.]

1). The Apostle Paul under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost wrote “rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil.” These words line up with what Peter wrote concerning the proper role of government.

a). 1 Peter 2:13, 14 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

2:14 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.

2). The proper role of government is to protect the law abiding from the law breaker. In America for the past 55 years the homosexual movement has succeeded in reversing that role in many fronts of American culture. Notice the reversal in one state’s giving in to the homosexual movement assault on God’s intended purpose of government.

a). Montana High Court lifts ban on homosexual sex, Bob Anez, Associated Press, 7/2/1997, Cincinnati Enquirer. Helena, Montana—The Montana Supreme Court threw out a 24 year old ban on gay sex Wednesday, concluding government has no business in the sexual activity on consenting adult. Alathough no one has been prosecuted under the law, a 1993 lassuit by six homosexuals claimed that gays and lesbians live in fear of being charged with a crime and that takes an emotional and psychological toll. District Judge Jeffrey Sherlock of Helana agreed in February 1996, and the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected all of the state’s arguments on appeal. Five other states, Arkansas, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri and Oklahoma still outlaw gay sex, said Linda Mangel, an attorney for the Northwest Women’s Law Center in Seattle. The Montana law violates the right to privacy guaranteed in the state’s constitution, the court said. While society may not approve of gay sex, “there are certain rights so fundamental that they will not be denied to a minority no matter how despised by society,” Justice James Nelson wrote for the court.