Government officials are to be good ministers who represent God. We the people must obey good and godly laws. As we relate Romans 13 to America, our U.S. Constitution is the higher power, not the IRS tax code. Good government is not to be feared. In America we are to pay honor and custom and constitutional taxes to whom it is due.
Government is to protect the righteous and punish the wicked.
As a result, we have a practical, historical and biblical mandate to fervently disobey any unconstitutional laws and all government officials who cease to be good ministers of Jesus Christ. God almighty is the only power that deserves unlimited obedience. Over the course of a lifetime, there are many scriptures in the Bible that are misused and misunderstood based usually on one's preconceived ideas. As an individual who was born a Baptist, raised a Baptist, called to be a Baptist preacher, and will most likely die a Baptist, I also have had to lay aside some preconceived ideas in order to truly know the meaning of scripture. Greg, don't change your doctrine until you have to.