I wrote this in 2010. Here is the "quotation" from Livingston, I uncovered:
Hence the motley junction of king-craft and priest-craft (the most fatal engine ever invented by Satan for promoting human wretchedness) usually called the alliance between church and state, but in reality a most atrocious conspiracy between two public robbers, for sharing between them the plunder of nations; and for that purpose mutually supporting and supported by each other. And hence all politico-ecclesiastical establishments under pretence of promoting religion, by kings who generally have none, and church dignitaries who seldom care for any.
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The Lord Himself taught us that the State is of the devil and arises out of the rebellion of His people refusing His rule over them.
"1 Samuel 8:4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah; 5 and they said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. 6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Jehovah. 7 And Jehovah said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them. 8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee. 9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit thou shalt protest solemnly unto them, and shalt show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them."
Human government is essential violation of the 1st commandment.
Exodus 20:3 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of [a]bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods [b]before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 5 thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me, 6 and showing lovingkindness unto [c]thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
When the Lord was crucified, those who crucified Him lying to say they were His people said, “We have no king but Caesar.”
John 19:14 Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King! 15 They therefore cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar. 16 Then therefore he delivered him unto them to be crucified.
According to God, as I understand Him, the State is of the kingdom of satan that is the realm of Caesar. The State has always opposed the church, God’s people, His Kingdom, the Lord, and God’s rule. It is the pagan nations and the rebellious people of God who desire a State government as the pagans have.
Allegiance to the State is rebellion against God even as de
sire for the State is rebellion against God – God says.
The Amish, the Anabaptists, have some real solid points, I think.
Paul reveals himself to be false at every turn throughout his writings including Romans 13, etc. He's a representative of Caesar, not the God and King of Israel. God will never change what He said in the 1st commandment and 1 Samuel 8 to accommodate Romans 13 or anything Paul taught.
Choose ye this day whom ye shall serve has many applications, I think.
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