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If the civil authority forbids us in doing something that God has commanded us to do, or commands us to do something God forbids, not only may we disobey, but we MUST disobey. We must always obey God rather than men. We obey the government, but God comes first. The Bible itself testifies:
“Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s”
With just that one single sentence, the Lord Jesus declared and established the validity of human government. But by the same token, He established the limitations of human government. As a Christian, I believe with all my heart that civil disobedience is appropriate whenever the government ask you to violate God’s commandment; or whenever you are asked to commit immorality, or when you are asked to go against your Christian conscience. Man’s law is not a moral compass. Man’s laws cannot make moral what God has declared immoral. “No law can give me the right to do what is wrong” – Abraham Lincoln. People are quick to forget that everything Hitler did was well within the laws of his country. “If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so.” – Thomas Jefferson. Obeying God is ALWAYS the right choice!
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- When King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon issued an edict that all his subject should fall down and worship the golden image. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego refused and they declared that they will only bow to the One true living God (Daniel 3).
- When the Sanhedrin forbade the disciples (Peter and John) from preaching in the name of Jesus, they said, “We must obey God, not men.” – Acts 5:29.
- When Pharaoh decreed the Hebrew midwives to kill the new born boys, they refused to obey because they feared God (Exodus 1:17).
- When Moses was supposed to be aborted as soon as he was born by Pharaoh’s decree. By faith, his parent kept him after he was born and hid him for three months, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. (Hebrews 11:23).
“Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s”
With just that one single sentence, the Lord Jesus declared and established the validity of human government. But by the same token, He established the limitations of human government. As a Christian, I believe with all my heart that civil disobedience is appropriate whenever the government ask you to violate God’s commandment; or whenever you are asked to commit immorality, or when you are asked to go against your Christian conscience. Man’s law is not a moral compass. Man’s laws cannot make moral what God has declared immoral. “No law can give me the right to do what is wrong” – Abraham Lincoln. People are quick to forget that everything Hitler did was well within the laws of his country. “If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so.” – Thomas Jefferson. Obeying God is ALWAYS the right choice!
The Government