It’s not in Jesus words red letters. And he was probably speaking about Rome or some local governor. if Paul thinks God put Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Or Kim Jong Un in power over people and they have a duty to obey them... then Paul is flat ass wrong. And I have that on the highest possible authority.
RE: It’s not in Jesus words red letters.
This statement assumes that Paul’s epistles were not inspired by Christ’s Holy Spirit and therefore did not meet Christ’s stamp of approval. I’m not sure I agree with this.
RE: And he was probably speaking about Rome or some local governor.
Not probably, DEFINITELY. St. Peter said the same thing as St. Paul and the former actually REFERRED to the Emperor ( in this case, Nero ) and local governors.
RE: if Paul thinks God put Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Or Kim Jong Un in power over people and they have a duty to obey them... then Paul is flat ass wrong.
Of course. But was genocide actually what Paul have in mind when he wrote these verses about submission to authority? IT MOST DEFINITELY ISN’T.