Romans 13 is written in the context of legitimate government, specifically one that rewards the righteous and punishes the wicked.
As was stated specifically in the Declaration, the gov’t of King George was destructive to those ends of legitimate gov’t and it became the right and the duty of Christian men to throw it off and establish a legitimate authority as biblically defined.
We’re in the same situation today.
Actually, the Roman government at the time of Paul writing this letter may have been pretty brutal to Christians who would not say “Caesar is Lord.”
Nero covered Christians in tar and set them afire to light his gardens.
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It was written in the context of the Roman Empire, which crushed rebels with crucifixion, slavery (sexual and otherwise), and genocide. Arguing for a right to rebel based on taxation is unscriptural.
The passage much abused today (Romans 13:) is discussed in On the Right to Rebel by Samuel West,1776 sermon.when the government begins to call evil good and good evil our obligation to support and obey it ceases —Instead of being the instrument of God for Good it becomes the instrument of Satan and as such our obligations to it cease.