Government Authority - Should you submit to it?

Is it your duty to reform the government or to resist bureaucratic ordinances? Do you really have to show respect and pay taxes to political office holders even when they abuse their high offices? Are officials responsible "to the people" or to God? Which? What Does the Scripture Say? The past few generations have grown up in an atmosphere of disrespect toward authority, both in the home and in public life. Nearly everyone wants to act according to the way he feels about leaders, and not according to the way God says we should conduct ourselves. It's high time to realize that there is a judgment coming and that it does make a difference how you act toward those in authority.

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