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S9 Ep955: Christian Anarchism: Dr. Alexandre Christoyannopoulos

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Romans 13 - The Only Command Is Not to Carry Out the Violence of the State

Some people read romans 13 as god sort of celebrating or endorsing the state. But that's not what's going on there, he says. He is tapping into a deep prophetic tradition where assyria, babylon, persia are all called servants of the lord. These are god carrying out his he's not celebrating assyrians skinning people alive and burning down yes, not gods, but heis so sovereign he can't even use these wicked empires to carry out his will. So i i think paul's, if you understand the old testament context of romans 13, there is zero's celebration of the state.

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