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Does that mean you agree the Romans 13 verse you quoted above means:I still did, but some people around here always make up flimsy excuses why it doesn't apply to contemporary USA...
And we have recourses here without violating the spirit of our laws.
1) Christians should pay taxes
2) Christians should not do armed rebellion
3) But Christians can rightfully use 'free speech' to point out the wrongful actions of governing authorities
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See post #148 for details on the context of Romans 13, about the Jews under the foreign Roman conquerors, and the rebellion the Jews did, which resulted in Rome destroying Jerusalem in 70 A.D.
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The Romans Destroy the Temple
at Jerusalem, 70 AD
In the year 66 AD the Jews of Judea rebelled against their Roman masters. In response, the Emperor Nero dispatched an army under the generalship of Vespasian to restore order. By the year 68, resistance in the northern part of the province had been eradicated and the Romans turned their full attention to the subjugation of Jerusalem. That same year, the Emperor Nero died by his own hand, creating a power vacuum in Rome. In the resultant chaos, Vespasian was declared Emperor and returned to the Imperial City. It fell to his son, Titus, to lead the remaining army in the assault on Jerusalem.
Roman Centurian
The Roman legions surrounded the city and began to slowly squeeze the life out of the Jewish stronghold. By the year 70, the attackers had breached Jerusalem's outer walls and began a systematic ransacking of the city. The assault culminated in the burning and destruction of the Temple that served as the center of Judaism.
In victory, the Romans slaughtered thousands. Of those sparred from death: thousands more were enslaved and sent to toil in the mines of Egypt, others were dispersed to arenas throughout the Empire to be butchered for the amusement of the public. The Temple's sacred relics were taken to Rome where they were displayed in celebration of the victory.
The Romans Destroy the Temple at Jerusalem, 70 AD
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