I felt the same until I looked at Romans 13 again. “For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.”
That is not a description of our “rulers” and “authorities.” They are clearly not God’s ministers. Instead of bearing the sword against evil, they raise the sword of evil against God’s people. I see no Biblical mandate to subject ourselves to them. We the people are the rulers and authorities under our Constitution. We bear the legitimate sword.
As for rendering unto Caesar, I’d convert every dollar I have to a single and give it to George Washington if he’d run for office again.
Well but if they do evil things are we supposed to follow them and enable them? 😕 I would think not in that case.
I totally know. Its a dilemma I have every time.
I felt the same until I looked at Romans 13 again. “For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.”
That is not a description of our “rulers” and “authorities.” They are clearly not God’s ministers. Instead of bearing the sword against evil, they raise the sword of evil against God’s people. I see no Biblical mandate to subject ourselves to them. We the people are the rulers and authorities under our Constitution. We bear the legitimate sword.
As for rendering unto Caesar, I’d convert every dollar I have to a single and give it to George Washington if he’d run for office again.