So this is my question to American Christians who are fond of using Romans 13 to call for endless military buildup and waging what can only be an endless “war on terror.” Why are the American Revolutionaries of 1776 exempt from Romans 13? Shouldn’t they have been “subject to the governing authorities”[8] as Paul says? Is the use of Romans 13 to call for Christian support of American waging of war principled and consistent, or is it self-serving and inconsistent? Are we using Romans 13 to help clarify how Christians should live as “exiles” within an empire, or are we using Romans 13 to endorse
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