1/ Rebels don't hate authority.
They love it.

They just hate having limits placed on their authority.

God delegates His authority to be used according to His commands.

Yes, a father, pastor & magistrate have authority BUT that authority has limits & a proper administration.
2/ An authority who exceeds the limits of his power or fails to exercise his powers in a lawful way is a rebel.

One tell of a rebel is a constant call for submission.

Another tell of a rebel is anger when you ask for them to explain the grounds for their call to submit.
3/ A rebel roots their authority in their person. They'll cloak this by saying it's rooted in their office. But…
4/ Even though they constantly remind you of their office, they hate pointing to the law the justifies the action they are taking or requiring.

They are the law. To disobey them in anyway then makes you a rebel.

Or so they functionally claim.
5/ One last tell of a rebel is that they are quick to label anyone that doesn't agree with them as a rebel. This is just old fashion gaslighting.

Authoritarians are rebels, rebels are authoritarians.

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