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NASB | Romans 13:1 Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God [granted by His permission and sanction], and those which exist have been put in place by God. [Prov 8:15] |
Subject: Governmental Authority? |
Bible Note: Meredith I think rather than say Paul was resisting authority he was using the rights granted him by that authority. I think it was the same with the equal rights movement. The groups that used the rights afforded to them by the US Constitution prevailed, rather than those that choose to resist the Government. We saw the same thing in the Vietman war protests. The groups that resisted made national news and may be said to have raised the social conscience but they had little success in changing anything. However the groups that used the rights and liberties afforded by the Goevernment were the ones that wrought change. Montag makes an interesting arguement and one that I think should be further examined in the light of the Word. EdB |