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Resisting Authority is Resisting God
Scholars unanimously affirm that since God established governing authority as His 'ordinance' for an orderly society, to actively resist it is to oppose God's own design. The original Greek word for 'resisteth' implies 'lining oneself up for battle against,' highlighting the gravity of such rebellion.
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Albert Barnes
On Romans 13:2
18th Century
Theologian
Whosoever therefore resisteth, etc. That is, those who rise up against government itself; who seek anarchy and confusion; and who…
AT Robertson
On Romans 13:2
He that resisteth (ο αντιτασσομενος). Present middle articular participle of αντιτασσω, old verb to range in battle against as in …
Charles Ellicott
On Romans 13:2
19th Century
Bishop
Damnation.—Condemnation—i.e., the sentence passed upon him by the judge or magistrate as God’s representative.
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Romans 13:2
Those who refuse submission are rebelling against what God has ordained. While it is true that “the world” can be set over against God (), this can…
John Calvin
On Romans 13:2
16th Century
Theologian
And those who resist, etc. Since no one can resist God except to their own ruin, he threatens, that those who in this respect oppose the p…
John Gill
On Romans 13:2
17th Century
Pastor
Whosoever therefore resists the power
The office of magistracy, and such as are lawfully placed in it, and rightly e…
Matthew Henry
On Romans 13:1–7
17th Century
Minister
The grace of the gospel teaches us submission and quiet, where pride and the carnal mind only see causes for murmuring and discontent. Whatever the…