Mattyb
Internet Tough Guy
Agreed, and I wasn’t terribly clear in my response.Indeed, that would hypothetically be true. However, in complete objective fairness, this is how Romans 13 was referenced:
It would be equally intellectually lazy to misconstrue what is clearly an open query as quoting it as an absolute command. Whatever it's intent or purpose, the question itself isn't negatively suggestive on it's face.
I was trying to get across that Rom13 is not an “obey government at all costs“ command, I did not mean to insinuate that the question was a statement.
The Bible is slap full of men disobeying government, for God’s purpose, from Hebrew women refusing to murder children, the a few well-known guys walking out of prison, Rahab helping “foreign” spies, etc....
My mistake, I should have taken a bit more time and not given such a short, even curt, response.