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“The most praiseworthy and powerful emperor Trajan, out of the innermost sources of natural law, pronounces on this question of defense by inferiors against superiors in political affairs. When he appointed a Master of the Horse for himself, he handed a sword to him, saying, “Use this sword against my enemies, if I give righteous commands; but if I give unrighteous commands, use it against me.” “

If Thomas sees this - I did it!

Secondly, we shall prove that the preservation of this doctrine is necessary for a godly magistrate, and that the dissent of a godly magistrate is just, even against a superior one who is using arms to force the rightly instituted churches of Christ to defect from the acknowledged truth and turn to idolatry.

Me: How familiar...

WHY is this not taught in churches??

There truly is nothing new under the sun... 0.o

Their point is that no one in authority – whether in family, church, or civil government – holds his authority autonomously. Rather it is delegated to them from God. If the authority therefore makes law which contravenes the Law of God, those subject to their authority can refuse obedience because, as the pastors state, “divine laws necessarily trump human ones.”