author-ity

^{part uno
"18}Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." - Matthew 28:18

basic stuff, yet i have a hard time submitting


part dos
" ¹³Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority, ¹⁴or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right." - 1 Peter 2:13

okay...but what if hes freaking crazy like hitler? or if in submitting to these men i compromise who i am or what i believe? im cool with government most of the time, but this sounds extreme. it reminds me of the 'isola' theme at hume a few years back. it was a viking derivation of the 'daniel in the furnace' story where 4 strapping young men come under foreign rule in a new land, isola, and are faced with customs and laws contrary to theirs. the daniel character says: "in every way except those which are essential, we must become isola." they go along with some of the ways of isola, but when the essentials are compromised, they hold fast.


part tres
" 8In the very same way, these dreamers pollute their own bodies, reject authority and slander celestial beings.
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11Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam's error; they have been destroyed in Korah's rebellion.

12These men are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead. 13They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever." - Jude 1

verse 8 sounds strikingly similar to modern society. verses 11-13 are terrifying. i dont know about you, but im not really into having "blackest darkness" reserved for me. the whole ethereal light thing sounds kinda cool.

lord, help me understand this whole authority deal in my heart, not just my head. god > government, god > me.