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Originally Posted by Jon Peters
Is it unbiblical for a non-Christian or homosexual to hold a political office?  | Yes. | Why does Paul or Jesus for that matter not call down thunder on the Romans or the Jews?
If it is unbiblical does that make them illegitimate rulers? If so, why would we obey them? If you would hold that they are unbiblical rulers yet legitimate, please explain how this makes sense. |
Jesus had a different purpose than this so I do not think it is an apt place to draw exegetically.
I would argue that the civil magistrate has a duty to execute their duties in submission to God's revealed truth, and as R Harris pointed so would the Puritans.
However this is really where the rubber hits the road in the difference between the 1646 WCF and the American Revision.