i would like to see this extended to include a section on when criminals run institutions of authority, and by legal posturing turn law-abiding people into ‘criminals’ as far as government/secular bodies are concerned.
i mean, government prosecuting christians for not encouraging sinful behavior and by doing that violating secular laws, being unable to live their faith in all areas of life.
i mean government making so many rules so that people don’t even know what they’ve done wrong, and if they get out of line govt just comes after them.
i mean when government comes after vixtims of crime that defended themselves successfully against their attackers.
i mean when government promotes perversion and punishes those who oppose perversion.
i mean government who pemits human babies to be murdered before birth but takes people to court for shooting an attacking bear or wolf.
where govt sees more danger in law-abiding people armed than criminals.
and goes after them’with far more zeal and fervor than criminals.
All legitimate authority is given by God, so even though an unbeliever or a criminal might be in power doesn’t justify disobedience to legitimate authority.
Illegitimate authority is always sought by the Adversary as a counterfeit substitute to Divine Establishment using worldly orderly systems.
As subjects to authority, we still have freedom of volition to remain in fellowship with God through faith in Christ in all things, never ceasing in prayer. As believers, we provide a witness of His veracity, when we remain faithful through Him, regardless the worldly consequence.
Unbelievers associate witnessing through adversity as being a martyr, but from a worldly cosmic perspective, not knowing the spiritual impact, for they are not able to perceive spiritually. The true witness in martyrdom isn’t worldly suffering, but our spiritual faithfulness in Christ.