Not exact matches
Christians aren't told to not
obey authority just
because we believe in a divine
authority.
One - vignette: a dying cancer patient, a man in his forties, demanded to be placed on his feet (he was in great pain) and was
obeyed because of his moral
authority.
A person
obeys the moral
authority of his peers
because he shares their standards, values, and goals, and the dedication to truth that is implied in the operation of science.
The Roman centurion takes it for granted that
because he himself is «under
authority» and
obeys his superiors, and his soldiers
obey him, Jesus can order a sick person to get well and he will.
They
obeyed, not
because they were forced, but
because someone in a lab coat, in
authority, told them to proceed.
This is very much a fear based style where the parent maintains their
authority because the child is afraid to disobey, rather than
obeying from choice or respect for the parent.