[raybbr]

...and people that God's put as authority over you...

God or the state?

[mountainbunny]

...and people that God's put as authority over you...

God or the state?

Good question. Render unto Caesar, and all that.

I think that the trick is knowing which authority belongs to Caesar, and which do not.

Paying taxes? Caesar. Raising children? That isn't Caesar's job. It's our own job. God said so. Too many of us give it to Caesar, though, and stupidly expect a good outcome.

Perhaps these sorts of things are God's way of telling us to listen to His authority on such matters.

[OneVike]

God or the state?

While Christ told us to render unto Caesar that which is Caesars, and unto God that which is His,

And He said to them, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." Luk 20:25

Paul's was instructed by the Holy Spirit to add the following when he wrote the believers in Rome who questioned whether or not they were subject to Roman law,

Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. Romans 13:1-2

[rabidralph]

God’s authority is handed down to the State. So, yes, the State. But we are expected to point out where the State falls short and to correct it if we can.

[onedoug]

¨On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my Country....¨

[hinckley buzzard]

If you were a Christian you wouldn't ask that question. Tebow is right.