Does the Bible Say Pray for the President?

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First Timothy 2 begins, First of all then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and...

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hang on now... prayers and thanksgivings for kings and all who are in high positions?

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So presidents, prime ministers, dictators, governors, chiefs of state, cabinet members, congress, we're supposed to pray for them and thank god for them?

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Yes, well that's what the bible says, not just because it's good for us, but especially because it pleases god.

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In Jeremiah 29, Israel had been exiled to the Babylonians because of their sin, but through the prophet

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Jeremiah, god assured them that he would not annihilate them, rather they needed to pray for the welfare of their captors, work the land and be successful, be fruitful and multiply their families, and watch out for false teachers in the meantime who would not be spared judgment.

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God would indeed deliver his people as he promised he would do. The apostle Paul, writing to his servant

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Timothy, says that same thing still applies. We are exiles in this world. Pray for those who are of this world, especially rulers, realizing that everyone needs to hear the saving message of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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We too must watch out for false teachers who will not escape the wrath of god, nor will those who follow them.

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And just like he did in Israel, god will save all whom he means to save and lead them to a knowledge of the truth.