Was Their Revolt Against England And The Crown Biblically Justified?

The American Revolution, a crucial event in the United States of America’s history, which has produced the most productive, and free society. There is no doubt that many of America’s Founding Fathers were religious men and the liberty which they fought for has been beneficial for millions of people across the nation. But the real question that we need to answer is was their revolt against England and the crown biblically justifiable? In this paper I will be giving my own personal view of this topic by looking at some key passages in Scripture that address the issue of Government and Authority, what my personal conviction is on the subject, what the other views are, and how the view I hold can be applied to the American Revolution. This
But what if it isn't right? To me it would be wrong, because it would in any case entail resistance of a God ordained authority, and such resistance would be considered sin by Paul. In fact, could not you argue from what Romans 13 says, that when a lesser authority requires me to disobey and resist a higher authority, I must disobey that lesser authority because it is requiring me to sin against God? Now, I do agree that Paul expects the governing authorities to use their authority justly and righteously, but he does not say that resistance is acceptable if they fail to do so. So now what about the American Revolution? Was their fight for independence justified? It is important to note that many of the individuals who supported the Revolution were very devote and religious men who felt that they were biblically justified in their rebellion against England. Some of the reasons for their view was that they saw themselves not as anti-government but as anti-tyrant. Knoll says, “they believed Scripture taught honor for the institution of government, but not necessarily for the individuals who ruled government” (Knoll). In that case, because they supported God’s structure of government they believed that their actions against a specific regime were not violating the general principle of Romans
It is true that in 1775 and 1776 the colonists had tried to present the King with formal appeals for reconciliation. Their peaceful inquires were instead met with armed military force and several laws as well as taxation which the colonist did not take well. In addressing the taxation that was placed upon the colonists I think that they were in reality very unreasonable. The taxation was not unfair, the colonists were paying less taxes then the people in England were and they were not being taxed on the things that they would need for everyday survival. Originally the Revolution was In 1770, the British fired upon an unarmed crowd in the Boston Massacre after being commanded not to fire unless fired upon so the colonists saw themselves defending themselves after the British initiated the