"Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of
God: the powers that be are ordained of God." —Romans 13:1
Above is one scripture that is being taken out of context and being used to very dangerous ends. Many churches today teach that we should just obey the government as they are the higher powers of our nation...Really? Read your the law of the land, the Constitution of the United States and it says plainly that the people are the higher power. And the people should have only one God and one King, Jesus.
Imagine how different lives of Jesus disciples would have ended if they had just obeyed the government of their time? Talk about a bunch of domestic terrorists! They followed only the one true God and refused to regard the political leaders as the god of their lives, they called sin what it was, sin, and they continued to point people to the true king, Jesus.
‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
Matthew 25:23
