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What Does It Mean When Someone Has Authority Over You?

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What Does It Mean When Someone Has Authority Over You? If you have the authority to do something, you have the right or power to do it. You are the big cheese. Giving someone authority grants them the power to make important decisions or have accepted opinions. What gives a person authority? In sociology, authority

What Is The Context Of Romans 13 1-7?

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What Is The Context Of Romans 13 1-7? In Romans 13:1-7, Paul is writing to Gentile believers in Rome to obey, not Roman secular/pagan authority, but to obey the God-ordained authority of the synagogue rulers in Rome. This presupposes that the early Jesus believers were continuing to meet with Judean non-believers within the synagogues. What