Does God Speak in Romans 13:1–2, or Does the Roman Empire Speak? █
Blind obedience or freedom? The great problem of authorities
There is something that has never made sense to me. I acknowledge that God is the one who appoints and removes kings and authorities; that is not in question. But what does not make sense to me is that, simply because God allows someone to be in power, we would be obligated to submit to them as though their authority were unquestionable.
If we follow Romans 13:1–2, the command seems absolute: “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God.” Under this logic, if there is a tyrant, we must simply endure it because, in the end, God put him there. But this directly clashes with the rest of the Bible.
How is it possible that we must submit to “Babylon” if the Bible itself commands us to flee from her?
In Revelation 18:4, the command is clear: “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins.” If God’s people must come out of Babylon in order not to be defiled, how can it be true that we must submit to her? You cannot submit to a system while fleeing from it. If you submit, you are playing its game; if you leave, it is because you recognize that the system does not deserve your obedience.
How can this incoherent discourse be the “Word of God”?
“Let every man submit to every authority, even though authority over every nation has been given to the Devil.” Revelation 13:2 + Romans 13:1–2
Are you sure that the teachings alluded to are truly those of Jesus, or those of a Rome that desired submissive slaves?
392: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, provided that they forget an eye for an eye and love the enemy… of justice.”
382: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst to be struck on the other cheek by their enemies; it is a sign that they love them and follow my teachings.”
381: “All of you who are weary, come to me; carry the burden your enemies command you to carry… but twice as much, and walk twice the distance. The joy you bring them is a sign of your faithfulness and love for your enemies.”
The preceding statements are a critical interpretation based on the following biblical texts:
• Phrase 392 (On justice and loving one’s enemy): • Basis: Matthew 5:6 (“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness…”) and Matthew 5:44 (“…love your enemies, bless those who curse you…”)
• Phrase 382 (On turning the other cheek): • Basis: Matthew 5:39 (“…whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.”)
• Phrase 381 (On carrying the burden and walking): • Basis: Matthew 11:28 (“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden…”) and Matthew 5:41 (“…whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.”)
Who wrote Romans 13:1-2, a saint, or a Roman usurper?
Ayudando al pensamiento crítico a sacudirse de dogmas impuestos desde la niñez. Soy creador del blog: https://ntiend.me (https://gabriels.work).
Este blog no solo está en español y tiene como propósito respetar la inteligencia frente al dogma.
Este blog no fue creado para defender la Biblia ni para buscarle una interpretación alternativa, porque eso sería darle crédito como un bloque coherente de mensajes. Los textos allí atribuidos a los santos contienen contradicciones demasiado numerosas para etiquetarlas como simples accidentes o diferencias de interpretación. Mientras se atribuye a los santos mensajes tanto de amor como de odio hacia sus enemigos, aquí hay gato encerrado. La cuestión no es cómo interpretar la Biblia o sus enigmas, sino saber hasta dónde llegan las raíces del engaño: si los mensajes están adulterados, no tiene sentido perder el tiempo intentando descifrar enigmas bíblicos posiblemente adulterados por la mano que mató a los santos y se apoderó de sus escritos para arrogarse la autoridad moral de determinar qué escritura, original o escrita por esa mano asesina, debía considerarse “la verdad” y cuál no.
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Helping critical thinking shake off the dogmas imposed since childhood. I am the creator of the blog: https://ntiend.me (https://gabriels.work).
This blog is not only in Spanish and is intended to respect intelligence in the face of dogma.
This blog was not created to defend the Bible or to seek an alternative interpretation of it, because that would give it credit as a coherent body of messages. The texts attributed there to the saints contain far too many contradictions to dismiss them as mere accidents or differences in interpretation. While the saints are attributed with messages expressing both love and hatred toward their enemies, there is something fishy going on here. The question is not how to interpret the Bible or its enigmas, but rather how deep the roots of the deception go: if the messages have been adulterated, there is no point wasting time trying to decipher biblical enigmas possibly adulterated by the hand that killed the saints and seized their writings in order to arrogate to itself the moral authority to determine which writing, original or written by that murderous hand, was to be considered “the truth” and which was not.
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