Quote from: TheFascistMind on September 23, 2014, 01:49:35 PM

Quote from: rpietila on September 23, 2014, 01:38:15 PM

No sir, I disagree. By refusing to obey authority, you are descending to the era before the flood, when the Earth was so full of violence that God had to destroy it.

Quote me a scripture. I posit your theological interpretation is incorrect. But let me reserve my conclusion until after I read what you've got in mind.

Quote from: rpietila on September 23, 2014, 01:38:15 PM

There is certainly a place for law enforcement, and when the current ones upon Earth become too corrupted, we will have to start our own. We are not there yet, so we humbly submit to the earthly authorities concerning actual crimes, while upholding our rights and freedoms.

Mark 12:17
King James Bible
And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.

Quote from: rpietila on September 23, 2014, 01:38:15 PM

In the millennial kingdom, "righteousness reigns", and it will come about by every person submitting to Jesus' authority. Unless I misunderstood your meaning of the bottom-up, I would say I have to disagree.

Bottom-up is submitting to the only King. I am nearly certain you are conflating.

"Then God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth."

"The LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
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