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I do not believe that God helps tyrants come into power. If He did, then the allies were wrong in opposing him. Wait, God appointed the governing powers in the U.S., Great Britain and France too, so I guess WWII must have been God's will also? I think not. I believe God is a God of order and therefore would have us be law-abiding citizens so that we may live life unencumbered. I think Sunesis is correct in saying that God did not call us to fight with governmental authority. When it lies within our power, we should, as much as possible obey secular governmental rule. When secular laws strike at humankind's dignity, those laws should be resisted as much as possible. When Martin Luther King, with a few hundred other African-Americans, would order food from a restaurant that didn't serve blacks, he was acting properly even though the rule of law was on the side of the restaurant owner. Why? The law was immoral. When Israeli citizens along with Palestinians lay down in front of bulldozers that are ready to knock down Palestinian homes because they're in the way, they are acting properly even though the rule of law is on the side of the army. I could go on about civil disobedience. I don't think this cuts against conservatism so I don't see a need to reconcile this passage with conserveratism.