Oh, that's what the government's telling you you're doing you're resisting the ordinance of God
Well, look what it says in verse 3 for rulers because now we're gonna look at what the responsibility of the government is
Because the rulers is referring to the powers right for rulers are not a terror to good works
You ever would get that he says rulers are not there to punish you for doing good
For soul winning for protecting your children
you know for
Doing good works
So they're not a terror to good works, but they are they're supposed to be a terror to evil
It says wilt thou then not be afraid of the power
Do that which is good and now shall have praise of the same now. He's referring to crimes, right?
If you are a law-abiding citizen, you're not stealing. You're not kidnapping. You're not committing murder
You're not committing adultery. You're a law-abiding citizen. You are doing good and you have nothing to be afraid of
However, according to God if you do these things be afraid be very afraid
Why is that because it says in verse number four?
But for he is the minister of God to thee for good
But if thou do that, which is evil be afraid for he beareth not the sword in vain
For he is the minister of God a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil
So verse 4 is our justification for the death penalty
That's it right there the Bible doesn't teach the death penalty it says it in verse 4 it even uses the word execute
Right
So according to the Bible the responsibility of a government is to punish criminals
You know the Bible places the death penalty on people who kidnap people on murders adulteress sodomites
pedophiles
Okay, these people according to the Bible should be put to death by the government not by vigilantes
Not by people who just random do random acts of violence
But by the government, okay
And he says there that he bears referring to the government the powers that be
For he beareth not the sword in vain in other words, you know, they don't have a weapon just to have it
It's for a reason
right
For he is a minister of God a revenger to execute wrath
So what do you do with the sword you don't spank anybody with the sword?
You don't slap somebody on the hand with the sword. What are you supposed to do with the sword?
You're supposed to smite them under the fifth rib
Right