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Breaking: Authorities declared God’s appointed servants; citizens urged to pay taxes and dues and give officials the respect and honor they are owed. Officials say compliance maintains order. More updates as reactions roll in.
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Interviewer: In Romans 13 you tell people how to relate to governing authorities. Why should they pay taxes?
Paul: Partly for that reason — authorities exist to carry out certain duties, and in doing so they act as servants carrying out God’s order. Paying taxes is how we support that public work.
Interviewer: So what should people give to those in authority?
Paul: Give everyone what you owe: taxes to those who collect taxes, fees to those who collect fees, respect to those you should fear, and honor to those deserving honor.
Short answer: Romans 13:6–7 is part of the Epistle to the Romans, and from an evangelical Christian perspective the most likely author is the Apostle Paul.
Key points an evangelical would emphasize
– Identity and credentials
– Paul (formerly Saul of Tarsus) was a Jewish Pharisee, a Roman citizen, trained under Gamaliel (Acts 22:3; Philippians 3:5).
– He was converted on the road to Damascus (Acts 9) and called as an apostle by the risen Christ (e.g., Galatians 1:1, 12).
– He identifies himself at the opening of Romans: “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle…” (Romans 1:1).
– Date and setting
– Evangelicals usually date Romans to the mid to late 50s AD (about AD 56–58), written while Paul was on his third missionary journey, probably from Corinth.
– The letter is addressed to the mixed Jewish–Gentile church in Rome; Romans 13 occurs in the practical ethics section of the letter.
– Reasons evangelicals accept Pauline authorship
– Internal evidence: the letter opens and closes with personal claims and greetings (Romans 1:1; Romans 16) that fit Paul’s authorship.
– Early and consistent external attestation: the early church (e.g., Clement of Rome, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen) accepted Romans as Pauline and used it as canonical Scripture.
– Theological and stylistic continuity: themes (justification by faith, sin and grace, Christian ethics) and vocabulary align with Paul’s other undisputed letters.
– Theological and pastoral significance (relevant to Romans 13:6–7)
– In Romans Paul moves from doctrine (chapters 1–11) to practice (12–16). Romans 13:6–7 teaches the Christian’s responsibility to pay taxes and to honor governing authorities because they are instituted by God to maintain order.
– Evangelicals read this as part of Paul’s broader theology of God’s sovereignty, the believer’s submission to civil authority under God, and the ethical outworking of the gospel.
– Evangelical commitments about the text
– Evangelicals typically hold Romans as inspired Scripture and authoritative for doctrine and life; therefore Paul’s teaching in Romans 13 carries binding moral weight for believers, interpreted in light of the whole Bible and careful exegesis.
If you’d like, I can summarize Paul’s life in more detail, outline how Romans 13 has been used in Christian political ethics, or provide a short exegesis of Romans 13:6–7 from an evangelical viewpoint.
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