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Old 07-01-2009, 11:05 AM
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Yes. I believe it was wrong to rebel against those who had been placed in authority over us. Neither Paul nor Peter encouraged men to rebel against the authority placed over them and they had way more persecution facing them than "no taxation without representation" (I know that wasn't the only reason that was given for the Revolution). Instead we find verses like the ones that you cited above. I know I am probably in the minority here. Even if we had been slaves to England, the teaching of Scripture was not to rebel but to submit to your master (Eph.6:5-8). If we had been given the opportunity for independence, then it would have been fine but to rebel was wrong.
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