After church
yesterday Nay and I were discussing the message from Romans 13 of obeying Caesar
unless Caesar specifically demands we stop our scriptural mandate to preach the
gospel; giving several examples of seatbelt, and speeding laws. An even pointed
example given was the scripture text was written to Christians suffering under
the power of Nero at the time and was admonished to subject their lives to his
rule as the pastor sighted scripture that proclaims kingdoms raise and fall
under God’s authorship and we are subject to such powers as they are ordained
by God.
During our conversation Nay made the best definition of our
Republic clarifying the citizen’s relationship to civil authority under the
Constitution. In America “our Caesar is the Constitution”, not the office of
Mayor, Governor, the courts, city council, police officers, any civil servant
or the individuals who serve in those positions of public service.
The American federal Constitution requires as a condition of
voluntary union, states form as and remain a Republic. The people sovereign under
the powers of our creator created the sovereign Republic of Minnesota, creating
a Constitution protecting such powers of the people and subjection of civil
government.
The Minnesota Constitution preamble states: We, the people
of the state of Minnesota, grateful to God for our civil and religious liberty,
and desiring to perpetuate its blessings and secure the same to ourselves and
our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution:
Those who serve in civil government are in subjection to
restrain conduct, power and force within the Constitution and the people are
the author of such Constitution; as the author, the people are lords over
public servants. Our founding fathers were adamant about the relationship of
the people to civil servants, who were the temporary benefactors of authority
compliant with the Constitution.
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