For kings and all who are in positions of authority or high responsibility, that [outwardly] we may pass a quiet and undisturbed life [and inwardly] a peaceable one in all godliness and reverence and seriousness in every way.
1 Timothy 2:2
Obama and Congress were placed in power by God.
Everyone must submit to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist are instituted by God. So then, the one who resists the authority is opposing God’s command, and those who oppose it will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have its approval. For government is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not carry the sword for no reason. For government is God’s servant, it is an avenger that brings wrath on the one who does wrong. Therefore, you must submit, not only because of wrath, but also because of your conscience. And for this reason you pay taxes, since the authorities are God’s public servants, continually attending to these tasks.
Romans 13:1-6
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men. Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God. Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.
2 Peter 2:13-17
God says despising government means you’re twisted sexually too.
He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual desire, and who despise authority. These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at supernatural beings without so much as trembling.
2 Peter 2:10
If Obama and the Democratic Senate are your enemies, then you are commanded to love your enemies, not hate or curse them.
“Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.
Luke 6:35
But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Matthew 5:44-48
Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them.
Romans 12:14
Recent prophetic word on November 12, 2012 echoing the above verses.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2960035/posts
Prophecies that the United States’ sins have reached up to heaven. Therefore, if we don’t stop being un-Christian, God is planning destruction to the USA because CHRISTIANS are backslidden and in sin.
http://www.handofhelp.com/visions_all.php
Cut it out with the hate, cursing, and doubt, and pray for Obama and Congress to get saved, and get along.
This interpretation is the same as the church prior to the French Revolution. The more one believed God appointed all leaders food or bad, the less and less they looked like anyone God would appoint.
America’s founders followed the theology of Dietrich and Adams who said “government is appointed from God. Thus it is our obligation to ensure it is righteous and to remove government that is wicked.
I think some have misunderstood those passages. God did not purposefully place into power Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Obama. God allowed these things to happen. There are other things in play here including the evil one, free will, sin, etc. I pray for my enemies. But I also pray for them to be removed from power.
I’m assuming you would have helped Hitler also? Maybe prayed for the health and happiness of Stalin or Pol Pot? I think you had better do more study.