Rebellion - its a tendency we are inclined to from birth. The Lord knew that, which is why he ordained magistrates and judges to govern men.
Of course it is best when people have GOOD RULERS who realize that their authority is delegated by God and who rule in accordance with his word rather than against it, but unfortunately this is seldom the case and the majority of rulers are either mediocre or thoroughly rotten.
While we may chafe and complain against our rulers, those who have spent time in lawless societies know that even a bad government tends to be better than NO GOVERNMENT at all where all men simply do what is right in their own eyes.
But while we are right to desire good rulers and fair judges, there is only one absolutely fair court, and that is the judgment seat of God - woe to the man who seeks to plead the merits of his own case there!
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I was converted out of paganism and the occult in 1993 and while I was initially Charismatic/Arminian in my theology, I became Reformed and Presbyterian through bible study and the influence of ministries like Ligonier. After teaching in local bible studies, and taking seminary...
