Re: Priests as freedom fighters
"Oleg Smirnov" <[email protected]> Wed, 5 Mar 2025 11:31:12 +0300
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Steve Hayes, <news:[email protected]> > On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 20:51:00 +0300, "Oleg Smirnov" <[email protected]> >> | Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is >> | no authority except that which God has established. The authorities >> | that exist have been established by God. (Romans 13) >> >> Those "priests as freedom fighters" are heretics. >> >> Any authority is a good from God, it's established by God. > > Indeed, but when it is corrupt, its corruption is not from God. It's sinful to think one can know God's will/plan in full. Holy Scripture says clearly any authority is established by God, whereas a Christian's duty is to submit to authorities rather than "fight" against what he or she may dislike. | Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is | rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who | do so will bring judgment on themselves. (Romans 13)