Luther, King Junior, and His Namesake

The original luther might have admired the strategy of non violent resistance. But he forbids active resistance, even against tyrannical princes. Such wicked authorities are sent by god as a punishment for sins. So their outrages are not to be resisted, but endured. From his point of view, all of political and social life is, relatively speaking, an irrelevant side show. The objective of human governments is simply to keep things peaceful and stable enough that people who are enthralled to sin don't go round in their worst urges.