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Home The News All News Are We Ever Justified In Disobeying Those In Authority?
Are We Ever Justified In Disobeying Those In Authority? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Associate Pastor Wayne Durden   
Thursday, 16 October 2008 07:25

Associate Pastor Wayne Durden"Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah; and he said, “When you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstools, if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.” But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive" (Exodus 1:15-17).

I have for several weeks now tried to share with us the seriousness of coming under submission to those who are over us in the Lord. Again I remind us, this is a very important matter.  Are we ever justified in over-riding those in authority? As we move forward with an explantation, yes, there are those times.

We are to always without fail be in total submission to God.  Obedience to the ones that God has placed in authority is always the right thing to do.  Being obedient to God is absolute.  So if a parent, Sunday school teacher, church leader, Pastor, or politician is in direct disobedience to God and His word, we are not to obey them.  Our total allegiance is always to God.  Note! Some biblical examples in (Heb. 11:23) Moses’ parents did not obey Pharaoh’s law when they hid him.  The Egyptian midwives disobeyed authority and God was with them (Ex. 1:20).  One of the great Old Testament stories, the three Hebrew boys didn’t bow down to Nebuchadnezzar and look what God done (Daniel Chap. 3).  Daniel kept praying when he was told to stop (Daniel Chap. 6).  The wise men in (Matt. 2:8) defied King Herod.  Peter and the other apostles were told very sternly quit preaching.

What did they do, they said we got to obey God not you, Wow!  (Acts. 5:29).  God help each of us to follow God’s blueprint.

In His Love, Pastor Durden

 
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