history” (“The Social Teachings of the Prophets and Jesus,” p. 254). 2. Prayer for Kings Nowhere in the New Testament is a form of civil government prescribed. Jesus admitted the rights of Cæsar. Paul taught “subjection to the higher powers; for there is no power but of God, and the powers that be are ordained of God” (Rom. 13:1). This great passage (Rom. 13:1–7) is a clear and powerful presentation of the rights of government. Christianity is wholly on the side of law and order and against all anarchy, mob
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