ALAM PO BA NATIN NA NAPIPIGILAN ANG POLITICAL MATURITY NG MGA PILIPINO SA TWISTED NA PAGTUTURO NG ROMANS 13?
By Maria Lourdes Sereno
Ang ideal arrangement sa Bible ay inilarawan sa 1 Samuel 8:7 nang sinabi ng Diyos, na ang kagustuhan ng mga tao na magpasakop sa isang human king who will repress them with high taxes and forced labor, ay rejection sa Kaniya. Because unlike most human kings, God will lovingly provide for people’s every need and will guide them with His gentle hand, asking only that they also trust and love Him back.
In many places in the Bible, God emphasizes the importance of helping people find freedom in Him, and not be the slave of human rulers.
Kung ang religious leaders ay nagsasabi ng “submit to the President anumang evil ang ginagawa niya,” they are actually trying to produce blind followers who will promote their idol, and are actually spurning God.
Sila ang nagpo-promote ng immaturity ng Filipino people. Human freedom, sanctified by the blood of Christ, is the destiny of Filipinos! It is not the kind of evil-worshipping religiosity that we are seeing now. Kaya ang daming confused na kabataan–sino ba talaga ang pinagsisilbihan ng some church leaders, ang Diyos o yung nagmumura sa Diyos?
