Using the "armor of light”

[jafar]

Ha! I bet the US government with so many corrupt politicians (not to mention the bully system that is the IRS, collecting funds for wars and other heinous endeavors) would love everyone to believe this.

Joking aside, I don't see this as only a statement of obeying authority (for whatever reason), I also see this as the disempowerment of individual expression, of self-worth, and of self-trust. 

I think a big stretch might be an indication, underneath the control this statement expounds, of the idea of acceptance of what is. As far as submitting to a Creator's will, this idea could create stagnation and entropy vs. growth and evolution, if not comprehended from a higher understanding of what that will means (such as the first distortion according to Ra).

Well since it was taken from "Epistle to Romans" and was written by Paul.
Then by "Authority" here he might refer to Nero Caesar and entire structure of Roman Empire.

Compared to Nero and Roman Empire, the current US government is an angel...

And definitely the material which promote the Caesar (Nero) as "Gods authority on earth" can be considered as "politically correct" given the time and context.
Or even today, such as in North Korea, everyone in North Korea must accept the divine authority of Kim's family, otherwise.. dire punishment shall await them.

Religion was, is and always will be a political tool.

The Day Is Near

And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.

https://biblehub.com/romans/13.htm

I find this statement full of judgment. 

If one observe diligently, Paul's writings is among the earliest materials which propagate 'salvation through Jesus'.
One then should ask, salvation from what??

Perhaps given the context, he might refer to salvation from brutality of Nero and Roman Empire.

In contrast L01 and other spiritual materials introduce an idea that your physical body and it's surrounding is merely an illusionary complex, a simulation... a virtual reality...
In absolute reality you are always 'safe'.
Since you are.. after all.. the infinite Creator.