Romans 13:2 : Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment. Because these powers are ordained of God, the one who resisteth--takes his stand against the power resists the ordinance of God. To resist the government does not simply mean to fail sometimes to obey a law it is to take a stand against the government--to defy the authority of the government. To do this is to array one-self against both God and the government, and in so doing brings upon himself the judgment of both.