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1 | Civil disobedience follow-up | Prov 3:13 | Searcher56 | 105136 | ||
Steve ... I read Romans 13:1 ................... By breaking a law, one has NOT submitted to the civil authorities. Know the law and figure a way to protesr within in. As a parent, I say don't leave the yard. So my child goes to the line, looks back ... and if they stay there - it is fine. But, if they step over the line, they have not submitted to me, even if they submit themselves to the consequences. Searcher |
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2 | Civil disobedience follow-up | Prov 3:13 | stjones | 105140 | ||
Hi, searcher; I think the meaning of "submission" is still an open question. For example, if your child left the yard to tackle the toddler next door who was about to wander into traffic, then came home and said "I know, Dad, I left the yard; no TV for a week." Did he submit? Maybe so. None of the translations I looked at used the word "obey" in Romans 13:1-7; they all used "submit" or "be subject to" (or some form thereof). So I think there's something beyond mere obedience in Paul's admonition. I don't claim that either my hypothetical protester or your child in this hypothetical situation obeyed. But I think, based on motive and acceptance of consequences, that they both may have submitted to or been subject to the relevant authority. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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