"It was by faith that Moses' parents hid him for three months. They saw that God had given them an unusual child, and they were not afraid of what the king might do", "It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt. He was not afraid of the king".
Sometimes it is hard to take a stand against those in authority, but when they decree things that are contrary to the will of God we have no choice but to defy the law and the rulers. Jesus defied the laws and challenged the rulers openly and unapologetically. Paul challenged the rulers and appealed their decision claiming his "Rights" as a citizen of Rome.
It is time that believers begin to use the laws we have been given to live under to challenge those interpreting them in a perverse manner. For too long we have sat back and remained silent as, in many cases, a single un-named person will make a complaint about some religious symbol or public display of faith and because they "Claim" it is offensive to them it is ordered removed. We, like Paul, have rights as citizens of America and we can, should and must speak out when things like that happen. We should be filing complaints about how offended we are when symbols of our faith are not allowed on public land or in our schools.
This is a God ordained republic and we, believers, are responsible for it's stewardship. To allow a few to destroy our heritage by forcing the removal of our historical roots in faith is no different than ancient Israel allowing the building of idols and worshiping them on the land given to them by God. Israel's people could have spoken against such practices and demanded their removal and a return to their God but instead they remained silent and received judgment and enslavement.
If the Church remains silent and does not follow the example of those in scripture who were not afraid of the "king" but instead did what was right in Gods sight then America will suffer the judgment of God just as did Israel.
American believers are unique in that we have "Dual" citizenship. Our American citizenship guarantees us the full rights laid out in the Constitution, Declaration and the Bill Of Rights. Our citizenship in heaven also comes with those same rights but also with the full backing of the God who inspired the founders to pen them. We as born again believers have the power and authority to overturn the perverse rulings coming out of our government. We have been anointed with power to be witnesses and to make disciples of all "NATIONS" including America, but that cannot happen if we sit within the walls of our churches and do not get involved in our society and it's governing.
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