Re: Question: Opinion on Islam and Revelation?
Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 10:56 am
Hi dizerner,dizerner wrote:If you're going to unequivocally claim all authorities are from God, you are also going to have to unequivocally claim rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior.
This is a common sense truth for the reader to distinguish good behaviour, opposed to those who rather choose to do evil (vs.3) in a society. Paul hammers home the point in vs. 3&4 to obey civil laws meant for the good of all or else BE FEARFUL of the wrath to come. Christians who exercise civil disobedience, for the cause of Christ, ARE NOT exercising evil behaviour, but, will most likely suffer for the cause of Christ, but not always. This would fall under being persecuted for the cause of Christ, He does have a plan, where our good would be evil spoken of and used for His purposes.
This societal truth, from God, is in no way false. Lawbreakers and law abiding citizens DO NOT have the same fear, for conscience sake, in a society. Sin corrupts all areas of life, even The Christian Life, but do we oppose all the spiritual truths regarding how we ought to live? No.dizerner wrote:But the latter is patently and demonstrably false.
Well I don't believe in the futurist interpretation of what you are eluding to, however, civil disobedience would be exercised, just as the 1st Century Believers have shown and taught us. Again, this would fall under being persecuted for the cause of Christ, He does have a plan, where our good would be evil spoken of and used for His purposes.dizerner wrote:Elsewhere we are warned against an authority that will set himself up as above all other gods and demand worship. Do you think we should be in subjection to it? Because Revelations tells us that means damnation.
IMO, Paul gives no wiggle room to suggest that God isn't the author of what constitutes legitmate authority in the world.
God Bless.