Paul answered that question when he wrote: “Let every soul be in subjection to the superior authorities, for there is no authority except by God; the existing authorities stand placed in their relative positions by God. ”
Pāvils atbildēja uz šo jautājumu, rakstīdams: ” Ikviens lai ir paklausīgs varām, kas valda. Jo nav valsts varas, kā vien no Dieva, un tās, kas ir, ir Dieva ieceltas. ”