Thought Cards | Tag: rebellion
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"I can't follow this instruction because I don't see any sense in it"
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1Peter 2:13 "Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;"
Genesis 11:6 "And the LORD said,
A group will succeed more out of the spirit of oneness and unity; obeying even senseless instructions than from following only reasonable instructions
Hebrews 12:14 "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:"
It is more sensible to promote peace between you and authority by obeying senseless instructions than to destroy that peace by disobeying the senseless instructions.
Titus 3:1 "Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,"
It makes more biblical sense to obey senseless instructions from authorities than to disobey them.No instruction from authority is less sensible than disobeying instructions from authority
"If I don't protest, they will take me for granted and suppress me more"
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1Peter 2:18 "Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh."
Proverbs 20:22 "Say not, I will repay evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save you."
Psalm 125:3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
Psalm 37:7 ,7 "Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.",8 "Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself in any way to do evil.",9 "For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.",10 "For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, you shall diligently consider his place, and it shall not be."
Romans 12:19 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,
"Advancement in science and technology proves that man can do well without God"
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1Corinthians 1:24 "But unto them who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God."
Because all wisdom is hid in Christ our advancement in science and technology must lead the truly wise to the promotion and acknowledgement of the glory of Christ because He is the source of it
1Corinthians 3:19 "For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He takes the wise in their own craftiness."
Any kind of wisdom that does not promote the fear and acknowledgement of God in man's life is foolishness
James 1:5 ,5 "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally, and reproaches not; and it shall be given him.",6 "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.",7 For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord.,8 A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.,9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:,10 "But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.",11 "For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beauty of the appearance of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.",12 "Blessed is the man that endures trial: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to them that love him.",13 "Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempts he any man:",14 "But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.",15 "Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.",16 "Do not err, my beloved brethren.",17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
Proverbs 8:12 ,12 "I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge and discretion.",13 "The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate."
The expression of wisdom of science and technology is only a sign to man that he is dependent on God and must fear Him because wisdom finds existence only in God.
Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
"How can I obey authority without the hint of disobeying God"
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Acts 5:29 "Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men."
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
We obey God through obedience to the authority set over us
Daniel 6:10 "Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before."
We must obey God at all cost even if it means disobeying authority to obey God
Ephesians 6:5 "Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;"
Mark 12:17 "And Jesus answering said unto them,
We must obey God in all things but obey other authorities in the areas God has set them rule over our us on.
Instructions are not obeyed because they are sensible but because it is an honour to God