Friday, May 26, 2017

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Q. When those in places of authority make a wrong judgment, should I submit?

A. God has set up different levels of authority for the good and blessing of man on the earth. For example, parental authority; the man as head of the home; in the workplace; in government; administration in the church of God; etc. Our responsibility when we come under authority is to submit. This does not mean authority is always right or even carried out in the right way or with the right attitude: or even that I necessarily agree with it. The Bible says: “Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake” (1 Peter 2:13). Submission is not a sign of weakness but spiritual energy, and often takes real grace, and patience.

There is however, one qualification when it comes to submission. “We ought to obey God rather than man” (Acts 5:29). The disciples had been instructed by the Lord to preach the gospel. When they were forbidden by the council to do so, they appealed to a higher authoritythe Lord Himself. In other words, we must bow to earthly authority at all cost, except when it goes against the authority of the Lord and His Word. Submission is always “In the Lord.”

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