I view royalty as basically the people with the most weapons at some point in history, who then got greedy and decided to take over another king's land, weapons, resources, people and wealth. That's the simplistic view of how kingdoms were built - on killing, stealing and destroying. With power, money, etc, these leaders reached superhuman status - even now that most of them don't need to fight for anything.
But for those familiar with the Bible, doesn't "killing, stealing and destroying" sound VERY FAMILIAR? Who does that remind you of? Is the entire concept of royalty somehow Satanic and evil? Is the world sort of topsy-turvy that we so highly prize people who gained power like this?
2007-05-24 15:27:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No more insights than that? What does law vs grace have to do with my question?
2007-05-24 15:33:09 · update #1
I have talked to friends about something similar:
- What political system would Heaven have?
Democracy is even more selfish than Royalty. It turns into Mob Rule and Trial by Media - whoever has the best PR gets voted in by people that do not see the whole picture.
Monarchy seems to be more Biblically accurate. Not with the whole caste system of Lords, Dukes, Knights down to peasants with heavy taxation ... but a Patriarch relating to His subjects, not as King, but a Father.
So King of Kings and Prince of Peace is quoted in Isaiah.
I don't see God as being able to be voted out.
But I agree that Earthly examples of royalty is flawed. The British monarchy needed to be brought into line with the Magna Carta to create a division between Church and State.
In the Old Testament, there was also a division, but still a Respect from those that guide the spirit and those that guide the finance / armies / government. They were the roles of Prophet and King
2007-05-24 15:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by wizebloke 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-05 07:41:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Romans 13 seems to be saying that there are two main reasons why the governments are in operation from God's perspective. Actually, there could be three.
They administer taxes, they keep crooks scared and they work for the welfare of those who do good.
They are not there so that Christians can tell them how to behave, but a defense of Christian beliefs, if asked for, would certainly be appropriate.
2007-05-24 15:52:53 · answer #3 · answered by MiD 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hello,
At first the Jewish people didn't have kings but a series of military type leaders they called judges. The book of Judges talks on that. They went to their prophets and cried the blues to God that they wanted a King which was in vogue for most nations at that time and though reluctantly, they got what they wished for showing that God did not forbid some sorts of royalty.
Michael
2007-05-24 15:39:38 · answer #4 · answered by Michael Kelly 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Royalty was a designation implemented by God in choosing a king to lead Ancient Israel. Jesus Christ's roots spring out from the tribe of Judah - the "royalty" tribe. King David was "a man after God's own heart" and the great-great Grandfather of Jesus Christ. Remember; it is God who ordains the powers to be. God places (or allows to be) in power, those He uses to shape and to further, His Devine plan for the future of mankind. Remember that the earth we currently dwell in is only temporary and will be "renovated" at the return of Jesus Christ.
2007-05-24 15:48:01 · answer #5 · answered by guraqt2me 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Law vs Grace
2007-05-24 15:31:33 · answer #6 · answered by Terry S 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
From a Judeo-Christian perspective, we do not worship royalty. We "give unto Caesar what is Caesar's and unto God what is God's..." (Matthew 22:17-21)
2007-05-24 15:40:09 · answer #7 · answered by angrygramma 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The British would disagree with you. They prize their Queen as the Constitutional Monarch Par Excellence.
She cannot do wrong nor has she ever done wrong, but she does everything right. She acts as the vigilante of British politics. Awesome!
2007-05-24 15:34:27 · answer #8 · answered by Imogen Sue 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
War is in the Bible a lot. You have to read it in its entirety to understand the moral lessons in the Bible. Men are evil in nature but God's compassion for us gives us time to redeem ourselves and offers us forgiveness. God did not want men to have kings but men rejected God and put kings over themselves. Read the story of Saul.
2007-05-24 15:34:40 · answer #9 · answered by purplepeach 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is one King of Kings and Lord of Lords and His name is Jesus, and He is the only King worthy of all honor, glory and praise!
2007-05-24 15:31:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋