Dear Pastor,
Would the governing body be the elected officials or would it be the constitution which is the highest form of authority to which our governors are suppose to uphold? Would it be more against Romans 13 to betray the constitution and follow these governors that are supposedly disregarding the laws of this country? This is something I have been thinking about.
Nathan
A Texan
First Nathan, Romans 13 does not teach what you have been likely taught that it teaches.
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Beyond that reality (which is a monumental consideration) if we are to be faithful to our national covenant (US Constitution) then our loyalty is to the governing document and not to Magistrates (Governors) who are abusing the document. This is the principle that was followed by our Founding Fathers when they tossed King George III overboard. The King was violating their colonial charters and as such the King’s authority was no longer legitimate.
When the Magistrate (Governor) disobeys the political covenant (US Constitution and the Texas Constitution in your case) then they have declared themselves to be no longer legitimate magistrates (Governors) and so are owed absolutely zero obedience. Instead they should be arrested and tried as treasonous bastards. This was the same principle that your Texan fathers followed in 1861.
Remember the slogan of the founding fathers.
“Disobedience to tyrants is obedience to God.”
