Paul is calling the church to pray indiscriminately for all people – Jew, Gentile, friend or foe, and then mentions a specific group of people: for kings and all who are in high positions. And we need to appreciate the weight of what Paul is saying in his particular context because the Roman Emperors were no friend to this growing religious movement of people called Christians who refused to confess Caesar as lord, but instead insist that Jesus is Lord. So them praying for Caesar is not quite as easy as us praying for our leaders that we dislike and even oppose, because ours aren't trying to use us for human torches in the streets. Then Paul tells us why we are to pray for those in authority -- that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. You see friends the Christians in the 1st century weren't being intentionally controversial. No. They were praying for their leaders to govern justly so they could peacefully live out their faith in public and private.
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