[Carry_Okie]

What do these ordained men mean by encouraging people to break the law? Have they not read, or taken seriously, Romans 13, the chapter in which Paul, the Apostle, says, "Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves."

But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

[smoothsailing]

Cal is one of my favorites!

Good Post. :^)

[marredbydust]

check out Luke 12:51-56...

[reformjoy]

NEVER FORGET

Clinton-Appointed Judges created this monster.

And a President Hillary Clinton will surely clone
the creation.

**Clinton Term 3 = The TERRORS Begin**

[TAdams8591]

The Judges (including Judge GREER) BROKE the law in this case and REFUSED to follow the directives of Congress. Judge GREER REFUSED to obey a Congressional Subpoena and thus on that basis alone (besides The Constitutional Rights of Terri Schindler that were violated), Governor Bush is not required to obey GREER's order.

Even if Jeb Bush would be BREAKING the law to RESCUE Terri, it should be done. The STARVATION and DEHYDRATION of an innocent woman cannot be allowed to stand. It will have far GREATER repercussions for the U.S. than Governor Bush in this one instance, breaking a law to save an innocent human life from a GRIZZLY and undeserved death.

I would be MOST disturbed if the ministers suggested otherwise.

[Salvation]

Cal Thomas bump!

[Tax Government]

The crime of saving an innocent woman by restoring her feeding tube is especially troubling. Right up there with jaywalking in a desert.

/sarcasm

[Ol' Sparky]

What do these ordained men mean by encouraging people to break the law? Have they not read, or taken seriously, Romans 13, the chapter in which Paul, the Apostle, says, "Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves."

Based on this logic, wouldn't a German Christian been required to follow Nazi law and not stand in the way of Jews being sent to the gas chambers?

I usually agree with Cal, but a government authorizing the murder of its own citizens is not one "established by God." Nor does God or the Bible support a government breaking His laws.

[T'wit]

I think there is a confusion of terms. By "governing authorities," Paul is referring to leaders (ecclesiastical, tribal), not to the central state, i.e., "government" as we use the word. Nobody supposed, for instance, that the Romans were divinely ordained to rule the Jews. On the contrary, believers are enjoined to "put not your faith in princes" (the state). ("Prince" was the agreed term to talk about government affairs without getting your head lopped off for insulting the king.)

For a different, almost amusing, take on this question, see 1 Samuel:1-18, wherein the Lord tells Samuel that if the people will not obey Him, their Lord, they will get -- well, the Internal Revenue Service. And they will "cry out in that day!"

[Smartaleck]

"What do these ordained men mean by encouraging people to break the law?"

Even more disgusting is the encouraging and exploitation of children to break the law!!!!

[grassboots.org]

This is the video that should be shown on the news everynight - it is even more powerful than the balloon video.

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/ccb/videos/Terri_Big_Eyes.rm

This is not reflex action - she heard the doctor, she opened her eyes as wide as she could to impress him.

Even Fox news has ignored this clip.

[Just mythoughts]

This is absolutely correct, however, nowhere was the instruction given to disobey GOD in the name of man's law!!!

[mowkeka]

bump.

[Cboldt]

Cal would have done well to: Include Romans 12:20 (just before Romans 13, that he draws his article from), and also explain WHY the congregation should submit to earthly authority.

Submission to authority, without adequate justification, is not satisfying at all.

[the invisib1e hand]

In Honor of Terri Schiavo

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