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Being blunt as your article is blunt.

You're off base. If you've been "bludgeoned" from the pulpit with a simplistic "obey govt" you need to find an actual Bible-believing church. There is a rich heritage of thought on this, as Christianity was illegal from the start. Your article is passionate but simplistic and uninformed, and not in line with the well-thought-out arguments developed over the centuries. Take a gander at Lex Rex, God and Govt (3 book series), and the books of Daniel and Jeremiah.

Summarizing your article for others (:. = thrfr):

ㅡQuotes R13, emphasizes: Rulers are not a cause for fear of good behavior. If you do good, rulers will praise you. If you do evil, rulers will punish you.

ㅡ3 examples of present-day rulers (PDR) making life difficult, 3 examples of PDR promoting/doing evil

ㅡ:. Paul isn't talking about PDR

You've committed the fallacies of False Dilemma and Begging the Question.