actually, if you want to be literal about it, he died for the very opposite. when he wouldn't lead his people in an uprising against the ruling class, his people turned him over to the ruling class to be executed.
or at least that's how it goes in the holy bible as compiled by the Romans roughly 200 years after the fact.
There's actually a number of passages where various people (Jesus, Paul) specifically tell people to respect the temporal authority because they wouldn't be in charge if it wasn't God's will.
actually, if you want to be literal about it, he died for the very opposite. when he wouldn't lead his people in an uprising against the ruling class, his people turned him over to the ruling class to be executed.
or at least that's how it goes in the holy bible as compiled by the Romans roughly 200 years after the fact.
Indeed, the Jews weren’t the rulers Rome was. Did Rome really care about Jesus?
If they did why did Pontius Pilate try to set him free?
There's actually a number of passages where various people (Jesus, Paul) specifically tell people to respect the temporal authority because they wouldn't be in charge if it wasn't God's will.
Not sure how I feel about that, tbh...