Rebel with a (Biblical) Cause
Exodus 1:15-21 - Rebelling Biblically Today, in my morning Bible study, the conversation around "what happens when you can't comply with a law?" came up in the conversation. Included in this talk was Titus 3:1 which states: "Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work." This is 99.9% of the time what we are called to do. Romans 13 is also very clear that we are to submit to the authority of the government. However, as we have seen in history and in the Bible, there are cases where God's people are required to righteously rebel. Here are a few Biblical cases: 1. Peter stands before the Sanhedrin and after (again) preaching and teaching in the temple after being told the the authorities (these guys) to shut his pie hole, Peter responds, in a tribunal nonetheless "Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges!" - Acts 4:19 2. Daniel, upon hearing an edict