The Narrow Path Ministries

it is abundantly clear that the Democrat's have a history of racism, which is obviously anger and even hate. John Wilkes Booth was a Democrat who got so angry that he shot Lincoln. ... No, this is history. I would like to comment on the example of John Wilkes Booth because I think it unfair - or at...

This answer does not tell me the way in which you believe Romans 13:1-2 ought to be applied with respect to each group during the war for independence. I have no further questions about your view, and am satisfied to end here. Thanks for the discussion. Best regards, Pete

Robby, I disagree about the infallibility of the conscience, so perhaps this is the main issue. Anyway, I do not see how you can affirm that the newly forming USA authority was a valid authority authorized by God, and at the same time also affirm that the soldiers of King George, who were seeking to...

Robby, I agree that a person may always follow his conscience, but since the conscience is not an infallible guide about conduct, with respect to any given ruler, the problems are not resolved. I'm not sure I can offer a better explanation of the problem than I already have, but I will give it one m...

Pacifist or not ... Robby, I'm not seeing how the answer you gave addresses, or provides any way of resolving, the problem that I was pointing out with your position. That problem was that a person (or even a ruler himself) can never be sure in an ex-ante sense that he is not rebelling against God ...

As you know, for those who believe God is still in the business of ruling over the kingdoms of humanity, there is undeniable proof texts that will confidently support the claim. There is no confusion on our part. For example, if the U.S. invades Syria to destroy ISIS--both kingdoms are sanctioned b...

Dwight, It is always hard to inference tone in a text only format and I perceived it as a stronger statement than you intended (I thought about editing the post to switch the word despise to criticism, but left it undone). I agree, of course, with not adding or removing words and consider the script...

Dwight, If God wanted to show us that there is a difference between "valid" authority and "invalid" authority, then He could have used those terms in the Bible, but He does not. The thing I find perplexing is that you agree with ideas of valid and invalid authority, and yet despise me for believing ...

Dwight, If God has not ordained any authority today, then how can there even be authority to despise? And how can He condemn anyone who despises authority, if He has not ordained that authority? Regarding both 2 Peter 2:9-10 and Jude 1:8, I am not certain that the rulers of earthly kingdoms were the...

No, they don't. I fully agree with free enterprise. But free enterprise and a competitive market do not provide for the needs of all society - especially the poor. As you know I disagree with this, and hold the contrary opinion. I live in a country that has a partially free enterprise market. The s...