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Righteousness as the True Foundation of Authority - Illustration on divine authority | IllustrateTheWord

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Righteousness as the True Foundation of Authority

By Joseph S. ExellSource: archive.org255 wordsAI-crafted by ChurchWiseAI

Righteousness most effectually answers the end and design of government itself.

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divine authority moral foundation of government fear of God as restraint religious duty and civil order

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Proverbs 16:12

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