A false government system rules by fear. Nowadays, they won't say out loud that they are ruling by fear, but just look for yourself and see what's going on. If the reason they give to support them is so that you won't be punished, that's ruling by fear. If the reason for supporting them is because it will make your life better, and there's no punishment for not supporting them, they're not ruling by fear. If they are so good, you'll want to support them, and the cost of not supporting them is that they get less support--you don't want that, because you love what they do. So, check it out for yourself and see if the cap fits. We're not going to name names or point fingers, but fear is fear, and love is love, so let the chips fall where they may.
God does speak a lot about the fear of retribution as a means to achieve peace and order, but He approaches the concept from the perspective of the lawgiver, not the slave who obeys out of fear. Christianity, unlike pre-Christian Judaism, caters to God’s Sons, who share His divine nature—Christianity is not for law-breakers who need the threat of punishment to help them toe the line. God and His Family don’t obey the law out of fear—we do it naturally, because that’s who we are, and that’s how we do things. So the laws are no longer relevant, or necessary—at least not for us.
Consider this text from Romans 13:1-12, to get the whole picture: “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God; and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves”.
How can we put this text into the modern framework, where governments are (nominally at least) democratic, and supportive of natural law--freedom, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and justice? Clearly, the only conclusion we can make is that Christians are free. So if a "law" restricts our freedom, that "law" is corrupt, and if it is corrupt, it is not part of the true government, which is democratic and free. And if it is not of the government, then we are not subject to it, except to the extent that wicked men are able to enforce corruption, despite the law.
In this picture we find that it is the corrupt official who enforces the corrupt "law" who is resisting authority, and who lives in fear of being found out and punished. The Christian just relaxes and does what is wise and expedient.
