"What do you think Paul is talking about here?"
Great question.
I plan, God willing and over a period of time, to write more about Romans 13 in context... not only its immediate context, but also the entirety of scripture. I believe it is one of the most severely abused and misused and consequently most widely misconstrued and misunderstood passages in the bible.
I believe that this passage, seen in its larger context, is not speaking exclusively about civil authority, though it may subsume civil authority within its scope.
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Yeah, I agree it's been widely abused. It's one of the more difficult passages for me. Can't wait to hear your take on it, brother!