This question is a response to a discussion I was having with a friend. The friend truly believes that all government authorities are established by God and therefore ought to be obeyed. This I agree with because it is found repeatedly in scripture. Romans 13 is clearly one of them. However, this friend went on to say that because God established all authorities, we are commanded by God to obey these authorities even if the laws contradict the word of God. He told me specifically that "local laws have authority over scripture". Can anyone please tell me if I am wrong on this. But my position is that we are commanded to obey local laws, however, if local authorities command us to disobey God, “We must obey God rather than human beings!" Acts 5:29. What do you think?
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