But, on the other hand:
Proverbs 24:11-12 (esv)
Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. 12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not repay man according to his work?
At times like this, I've had a problem with Romans 13:1.... New International Version.... "Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God." Followed by vs 2...."Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves." I've been taught to believe A/...ALL authority is God placed (even the evil ones), and B/...to fight that authority is to go against God.