The Watchtower, “Subjection to “Superior Authorities”—Why?”
“Paul wrote to the Christians at Rome, not about Christendom's political rulers, but about pagan rulers like Caesar and his governors and kings of individual nations. … So the “superior authorities” have their setting logically in the world outside the congregation.”
The 1962 re-identification of Romans 13:1 with secular rulers; the article does not mention the 1929 view.
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Provenance and verification note for The Watchtower, Subjection to “Superior Authorities”—Why?
Confidence note. Opened on wol.jw.org; wording, paragraphs and pages confirmed.
Corroborated by. src-kr-2014-ch5-superior-authorities
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-w-1962-1115-subjection-superior-authorities