2007-05-22 10:42:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
no, but it does promote the idea that divine law governs your conscience whilst secular law governs you body. If you must violate secular law (not calling Caesar god) then you got to be prepared to go to the mattresses and be fed to the lions.
2007-05-22 10:50:11 · answer #1 · answered by lundstroms2004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it directly teaches the concept of secular law being the OFFSPRING of divine law.
In general, secular law exists to provide order to an otherwise disordered society, and that order exists because of God's love. As a general rule, submission to the secular authorities is seen as another example of submission to God, because such submission is in keeping with God's plan of love and peace.
Now, it is possible for a man-made law to directly contradict the revealed will and law of God. In such a case, the believer's ultimate loyalty is not to the state, it is to God. Obedience and loyalty to God come before loyalty and obedience to any other person, place, or thing, be they parents, spouse, or country.
Put another way, if a law is written that requires a believer to sin (and such things have happened), then a believer's Holy duty would be to defy and break that law, and accept whatever consequences come with that action.
2007-05-22 17:58:09 · answer #2 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not quite sure what you are trying to get at, but the bible does say to obey the laws of the land. That does not mean that secular laws are superior to God's law because God's law will not tell you to do anything against the law of the land.
2007-05-22 17:51:16 · answer #3 · answered by God's Child 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honor Authority
Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,
or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do RIGHT.
For such is the will of God that by doing RIGHT you may silence the ignorance of foolish men.
For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is RIGHT and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.
God is still in the ultimate authority seat. We are not to break His laws if following man's laws is against God.
2007-05-22 17:59:16 · answer #4 · answered by HumanBaby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You figure it out.
2007-05-22 17:47:12 · answer #5 · answered by littlecwoman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋