On Thursday 14 August 2008, Jeffrey Watts wrote:
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Luke -Jr luke@dashjr.org wrote:
All authority comes from God, including that of the civil governments.
Think about how ridiculous that is for a second. If I want to commit a crime, I just withdraw my consent to be governed and it becomes ok? God has authority regardless of consent of the "governed" men. The Church has authority regardless of consent of the "governed" laity. Parents have authority regardless of consent of the "governed" children. Why would civil authority be any different, let alone totally backward?
Which God? Which Church?
The true God and the Church He founded which teaches His Truths.
Before you answer, I suggest that you do the following:
Sounds suicidal.
Morality doesn't come from Christianity. Governments don't come from Christianity. They are ancient parts of human society, and they predate modern religions.
Morality is part of Christianity. False religions generally always have a false, corrupted version of "morality". Governments have no authority except through Christianity. Nothing predates the Truth, which is today known as Christianity.