Romans 13:1-3

¹Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.²Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. ³For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you.

God has commanded us to submit to governing authority, because God has established it to start with. YES, even the governing authority we are under now. The key thing to remember is as CS Lewis reminded Christians:

"human beings live forever while the state is only temporal and thus is reserved to comparative insignificance. To spend your time altering the state when you could be offering people eternal salvation is a bad bargain. To abandon the message that gives life to the eternal soul in favor of temporal change prostitutes the purpose of a believer's life. That would be like a heart surgeon abandoning his life-saving practice to become a make-up artist. The church needs to use all its power and resources to bring men and women to Jesus Christ. That's what God has called us to do.”

I urge you share the gospel with your friends and co workers. I challenge you to share your story of what God has done in you through Jesus Christ. This is how we will change the America and the world..

Carl