Romans 13

1) Why do you think Paul makes a strong case for secular authority?
2) In the Reformed tradition, we may rebel against tyranny. How do we determine this?
3) Paul then moves to the commandments as examples of loving the neighbor at most, or a deterrence and mark of civil wrong at bottom.
4) How does his sense of the imminence of the end times affect his view of secular power do you think?
5)Assess the quote from Niebuhr at the top of p. 69.