Paul in Romans advised believers to respect those in authority to avoid God's wrath and also for the sake of
Explanation
But when he says one must be subject. lest anyone submit to the authorities half heartedly and not from pure love, Paul adds: not only to avoid…wrath, but also for the sake of conscience. that is to say, you should not submit simply to avoid the authority’s anger, which can be done by pretense, but so that you might be assured in your conscience that you are doing this out of love for him . see Romans 13:5..
