{"id":2129,"date":"2015-09-21T14:10:02","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T14:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/?p=2129"},"modified":"2015-09-21T14:10:02","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T14:10:02","slug":"message-audio-for-sunday-am-for-september-20-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/?p=2129","title":{"rendered":"Message Audio for Sunday AM for September 20, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Nebuchadnezzar-great-king-or-pawn-or-both.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2130 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Nebuchadnezzar-great-king-or-pawn-or-both.png\" alt=\"Nebuchadnezzar great king or pawn or both\" width=\"725\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Nebuchadnezzar-great-king-or-pawn-or-both.png 725w, http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Nebuchadnezzar-great-king-or-pawn-or-both-300x195.png 300w, http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Nebuchadnezzar-great-king-or-pawn-or-both-624x406.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Message Title: God Versus the Evil Empire!<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Message Text: Daniel 1<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>MP3:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/5 God Versus the Evil Empire :  Daniel 1 : ffc : dave scott : 092015 AM.mp3\">5 God Versus the Evil Empire : Daniel 1 : ffc : dave scott : 092015 AM<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>WMA:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.faithfellowship.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/5 God Versus the Evil Empire :  Daniel 1 : ffc : dave scott : 092015 AM.wma\">5 God Versus the Evil Empire : Daniel 1 : ffc : dave scott : 092015 AM<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>God and country!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">An example: The expanse of the farmland of Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. I still remember my professor in a college geography class telling us that there is no area in the world for agriculture that matches the combined area of Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. The size, the climate, the productivity. Nothing like it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Romans 13:1-7, Titus 3:1-3 and 1 Peter 2:13-17. Nothing like them. No more fertile ground in all of Scripture that matches the clarity and relevance of these texts in speaking to our relationship to government. Nothing comes close.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>(Romans 13:1)<\/strong> Everyone must submit to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist are instituted by God.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>(Titus 3:1)<\/strong> Remind the believers to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>(1 Peter 2:13)<\/strong> Place yourselves under the authority of human governments to please the Lord. Obey the emperor [or president]. He holds the highest position of authority.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>But even a corrupt government?<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> An immoral government? An unfair government? A pagan government? <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Yes. And yes again. And we have examples. Case studies so to speak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Enter Daniel. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Daniel was faithful to God and country for over 65 years. Sounds good but the thing is that the country he served faithfully for almost seven decades was a cruel, pagan nation that had ruthlessly conquered his homeland and carried him nine hundred miles away as a prisoner of war when he was a teenager.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>So how did he do it? <\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Here are two things that Daniel knew that not only got him through but allowed him to prosper. 1) He knew that his God was God Most High who rules the kingdom of men. And, 2) He knew that his God would honor his word.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">It did not matter the historical setting, the geographical location, the country, the government, the morals, the economy, the political party or the social structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>What mattered was <\/b><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><b><i>the God<\/i><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><b>!<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> Daniel knew this. 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