Q.129. What is required of those in authority towards those under them?

A. As is appropriate to the position of power th ey have received from God and to the particular relationship involved, those in authority should love,[1] pray for,[2] and bless those under them.[3] They should teach,[4] advise, and warn them,[5] approving,[6] praising,[7] and rewarding those that do well[8] while disapproving,[9] blaming, and punishing those who do wrong.[10] They should also protect those under them[11] and provide the things they need for soul[12] and body.[13] Those in authority should also be examples of serious, wise, and holy behavior so as to bring glory to God[14] and honor to themselves[15] and thereby maintain the authority God has bestowed on them.[16]

1	Colossians 3:19	dummy text
	Titus 2:4	dummy text
2	1 Samuel 12:23	dummy text
	Job 1:5	dummy text
3	1 Kings 8:55-56	dummy text
	Hebrews 7:7	dummy text
	Genesis 49:28	dummy text
4	Deuteronomy 6:6-7	dummy text
5	Ephesians 6:4	dummy text
6	1 Peter 3:7	dummy text
7	1 Peter 2:14	dummy text
	Romans 13:3	dummy text
8	Esther 6:3	dummy text
9	Romans 13:3-4	dummy text
10	Proverbs 29:15	dummy text
	1 Peter 2:14	dummy text
	Romans 13:4	dummy text
11	Job 29:12-16	dummy text
	Isaiah 1:10	dummy text
	Isaiah 1:17	dummy text
12	Ephesians 6:4	dummy text
13	1 Timothy 5:8	dummy text
14	1 Timothy 4:12	dummy text
	Titus 2:2-14	dummy text
15	1 Kings 3:28	dummy text
16	Titus 2:15	dummy text