DIGNITY WITHOUT REBELDY

      At first glance Ro.13. 1-7 seems to indicate, as some erroneously assert, that God shares his reign with the governments of the world. But what does the Bible say? Luke 4: 5-8: "And the devil took him up into a high mountain, and showed him in a moment all the kingdoms of the earth. And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give thee all this power, and the glory of them; Because it has been given to me, and to whom I will give it. If you worship me, you will all be yours. And Jesus answering said unto him, Depart from me, Satan: for it is written, The Lord thy God shall worship, and him only shalt thou serve. "; Jn.14.30: "I will not speak much with you any longer; For the prince of this world cometh, and he hath nothing in me. "

   Eph.2: 1-3: "And he gave you life, when you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you once walked after the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit Which now operates in the children of disobedience, among whom we also all once lived in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath, as well as the rest .

 "Then, why does he say that whoever opposes authority, what is established by God resists?

  

We know clearly that Peter and the other apostles were opposed by their disobedience to a certain order issued by the Government, and no one condemns them for it, making it clear that we must submit to a State so long as it does not go against the principles of the Kingdom of God , Simply because "it is necessary to obey God rather than men" (Acts 5:29)

   . Our Creator likes order, not confusion (1-Co.14.33, 40) and sets laws to the Universe. Just as he designed for man the gregarious instinct also provided him with the common sense of social organization. And as he allows, at least for the time being, the action of the Devil and his demons, of the unjust and wicked, it also allows kingdoms or governments to exist in the world, but he does not share his glory and sovereignty with them, New regimen of the Spirit "(Ro. 7: 6) is only for those who are willing to obey the Word of the Kingdom in all aspects and details of individual and collective daily living.

   It is in this context that we can understand that they are "servants of God," when we understand that "man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven" (Jn.3.27); Otherwise we would have to accept that governments such as Nero, Hitler, Lenin, etc., were established by God, and I do not think it can happen to anyone with sound judgment.