{"id":1533,"date":"2013-01-17T13:00:31","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/joecarter\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2013-01-13T05:53:03","modified_gmt":"2013-01-13T05:53:03","slug":"no-unjust-law-ever-sent-anyone-to-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/joecarter\/2013\/01\/no-unjust-law-ever-sent-anyone-to-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"No Unjust Law Ever Sent Anyone to Hell"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>From John Piper\u2019s book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1433520575??tag=arglikjes-20\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>What Jesus Demands from the World<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It is risky for Jesus to say, \u201cRender to Caesar the things that are Caesar\u2019s.\u201d That puts a high premium on obedience to the demands of Caesar. One of the realities that warrants this risk is that the heart of rebellion is more dangerous in us than the demands of Caesar outside of us. Jesus wants us to see that the danger to our soul from unjust, secular governments is nowhere near as great as the danger to our soul from the pride that kicks against submission. No mistreatment from Caesar or unjust law from Rome has ever sent anyone to hell. But pride and rebellion is what sends everyone to hell who doesn\u2019t have a Savior. Therefore, the subordinate authorities of the world are warranted by God\u2019s will in two senses. On the one hand, he wills that we recognize that these authorities are indeed subordinate and that we glorify him as the only supreme sovereign. On the other hand, he wills that we recognize these authorities as God-ordained and that we not proudly kick against what he has put in place.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>(Via:  <a href=\"http:\/\/takeyourvitaminz.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/taxes-pride-and-government.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Take Your Vitamin Z<\/a>) <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From John Piper\u2019s book, What Jesus Demands from the World: It is risky for Jesus to say, \u201cRender to Caesar the things that are Caesar\u2019s.\u201d That puts a high premium on obedience to the demands of Caesar. 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