'Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority but of God; the authorities that exist are ordained by God', Romans 13:1.
Totalitarian states have sought to exploit the Bible to demand unconditional submission from any Christian citizen who offered resistance to abusive authorities.
However the biblical call to submission is circumscribed by certain presuppositions.
We cannot compromise the Word of God under any circumstance.
We know as believers we are called to walk in love. We cannot submit to the State when the end result would harm others, because we are called to love.
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