>> WEAK Yes. For Paul said:
Rom 13:1 Everyone must obey state authorities, because no authority exists without God's permission, and the existing authorities have been put there by God.
Rom 13:2 Whoever opposes the existing authority opposes what God has ordered; and anyone who does so will bring judgment on himself.
< STRONG This is out of context. This is said IN CONJUNCTION that the laws are GOOD!
For Paul also said, RIGHT AFTERWARD:
Rom 13:3 For rulers are not to be feared by those who do good, but by those who do evil. Would you like to be unafraid of those in authority? Then do what is good, and they will praise you,
Rom 13:4 because they are God's servants working for your own good. But if you do evil, then be afraid of them, because their power to punish is real. They are God's servants and carry out God's punishment on those who do evil.
Rom 13:5 For this reason you must obey the authorities---not just because of God's punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
See? The American Revolution was a rebellion against corrupt laws, laws that go beyond mere taxation without representation. For example, MANY people were burned at the stalk for merely having different religious views, and that was clearly not right.
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