Turn to the book of Romans, Chapter 13. We thank God for your prayer for the ministry of the Word going forth in these other meetings; we never know what God's doing in the lives of the people there. I just want you to know-you can ask Jay about it-there's not a place we go that we don't brag on you, your hunger for the Word, your commitment, and your knowledge of God's Word; and it's a privilege to be part of this fellowship; praise God. I'll tell you what; you go somewhere else, and you'll be glad to get home; amen. Every time I go out, I'm glad to get home.
Romans, Chapter 13: we want to begin reading. We want to start a new series on Wednesday nights. I have no idea, but this could be a long one; it's something the Lord has been directing us into for quite a few months now, and we've finally been released to go into it. It's going to be an exciting study. It's going to be something which will affect the fellowship; it's going to affect the ministry here, through Calvary Temple School and the School of the Prophets; it will affect your jobs, and it will very, very greatly affect your home. We're going to be dealing with a subject called Divine Order, Divine Life. The title will tell you a little bit about what it's going to deal with. We will be dealing with spiritual authority. We're going to take a look at the fact that God is the ordainer of spiritual authority. It's the plan of God from eternity; in fact, it's something that's practiced in the Godhead. It operates perfectly when it operates in love. It operates perfectly, to the full extent, when it is operated in obedience, and not from emotion, not from intellect, not from will, but in complete submission and reliance on the integrity of God's Word...
Divine Order, Divine Life, Part 2
November 26, 1980 • Pastor Star R. Scott
Romans, Chapter 13, verse 1, "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God; and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation." Now, do you see why I wanted you all to obey tonight? Amen? There's a good reason right off the bat, amen? You see, you have to realize since I am teaching here tonight I'm in power. I'm in authority. I'm standing in the place of God tonight. You resist me, you're resisting God. So just think, instead of tomorrow having damnation come on you, you can sit down and enjoy a good turkey. Amen. You say, "Aw, man, it doesn't work like that." Yes, it does. You'd be surprised how it works. By the time we're through you'll find out that God views His designated men in authority as Himself on the face of this earth.
It has to do with being subject to powers and to authorities as you would to God. That's why the apostle Paul said, "The words that are coming to you, these aren't the words of men. Accept them for what they are. In fact, this is the Word of God." If we would attend more meetings and realize that it's God talking to us and not some man we would be able to receive deliverance in our lives. We'd be able to receive direction in our lives, many times, and the supernatural counsel of God would keep us out of a lot of trouble. Father is trying to talk to us. He wants to bring the Word of God to us purely. As we get into this study, and we'll probably be in this thing ten or twelve weeks, so you can't make any judgments until we're done, just keep receiving it in as we go through it. You'll find out that-those of you that have been around awhile-we try not to leave any bases untouched. We'll approach it from every area. We understand here that He's trying to encourage us in the area of submission and in trusting the ordinances that He has set up....
