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Wonder Boy said:

Regarding this current topic, I spent several hours today looking for the verse that I remember, and the closest I could find is ROMANS 13, verses 1-7. I recall others that I can't find.



Right before Romans 13, at the very end of chapter 12, it talks about not returning evil for evil and that vengeance belongs to God alone. To take chapter 13 in the context you take it in would conflict with the previous chapter.

chapter 13 talks about respecting the laws of the government because the governments are allowed by God to rule over men. Even Jesus ordered his disciples to obey the laws of the government. When the Pharisees tried to trick Jesus with a question regarding taxes, he told them to pay the government their dues.

Mark 12:17
    Jesus then said: “Pay back Caesar’s things to Caesar, but God’s things to God.