"God's Rules"

"He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet." (Psalms 47:3) Obviously not everyone feels the same way about what is most important; is it winning souls, or establishing religion? I am under the belief that it is winning souls, however yesterday afternoon I heard a pastor say that there was something else which mattered more. What that was, I really did not understand, because it seemed to be some kind of talk of philosophical order of some sort. I have only one person that I follow, and that is Jesus, so where is the order in that? Besides, when did the great commission get accomplished? As far as I can tell, there are people that still need to get saved, and many of them are stuck in some sort of religion. We do not save people, that is God's job; what we are called to do is to spread the Gospel Message and to be a light for Jesus. One sows, one waters, one reaps, but God makes things grow; He provides the seeds, He provides the water, and He provides the sun; we are just His laborers in the harvest. If you take notice, the word "feet" is used, not the word hand, because it is by God's mighty hand that people are subdued, and it is by His Spirit that hearts are changed. What people did Israel ever rule? They were ruled by many, but they never really ruled any; however, there are people under them, which are all those that are blessed as per God's promise to Abraham. All the "nations under our feet" does not refer to ruling over, not in a way that slaughters, but rather in a way that preserves; which speaks to the way that Jesus Christ will subdue the Gentiles. Paul uses the illustration of Israel's unbelief to show how God uses it to include us in the promise that they were given (Romans 11:25-36); and yet, it all comes down to Jesus Christ, because Jesus has broken all the rules; and why not? Is He God or not? If He is God, then He establishes the rules; and if He establishes the rules, then shouldn't His commands matter more than any religion or even the Law? On a practical note, it is the people under us that has me concerned, because those are the ones which I feel we are going to answer for when we stand before Jesus; not whether or not we have established a religion, but whether or not we have lived out Jesus in our lives... "Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; distributing to the necessity of the saints; given to hospitality. Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men." (Romans 12:9-18)