Subject: Pledge, "under God", WWJD? |
Bible Note: If you want Scriptural support for civil disobedience, I will give you two examples. One from the Old Testament and another from the New Testament. Ex 1:15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: Ex 1:16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. Ex 1:17 But the midwives feared God, and DID NOT AS THE KING OF EGYPT COMMANDED THEM, but saved the men children alive. (Capitalization mine for emphasis) In Acts 4, Peter and John were commanded not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus. Then in Acts 5, we see the Apostles disregarding the previous orders, and they are found again teaching in Jesus name. The Apostles rule was; "We must obey God rather than men!" Acts 5:29. We are citizens of Heaven and as Seward whom I quoted in my previous reply said: "There is a higher law than the Constitution" We owe first allegiance to God. We are in this world, but not of this world. We currently are sojourning on enemy territory. Finally civil law is instituted mainly for the ungodly, not the righteous man, in Christ. 1 Tim. 1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, If you want Scriptural support for civil disobedience, I will give you two examples. One from the Old Testament and another from the New Testament. Ex 1:15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: Ex 1:16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. Ex 1:17 But the midwives feared God, and DID NOT AS THE KING OF EGYPT COMMANDED THEM, but saved the men children alive. (Capitalization mine for emphasis) In Acts 4, Peter and John were commanded not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus. Then in Acts 5, we see that the Apostles disregarding the previous orders, and they are found again teaching in Jesus name. The Apostles rule was; "We must obey God rather than men!" Acts 5:29. We are citizens of Heaven and as Seward whom I quoted in my previous reply said: "There is a higher law than the Constitution" We owe first allegiance to God. We are in this world, but not of this world. We currently are sojourning on enemy territory. Finally civil law is instituted mainly for the ungodly, not the righteous man, in Christ. 1 Tim. 1:8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; 1 Tim. 1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 1 Tim. 1:10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; If you want other Biblical examples of civil disobedience I would be glad to provide you with them. Shalom New Creature |