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Legal Versus Right


 

Read: Acts 5:17-29

 

 

Peter and the other apostles answered and said: " We ought to obey God
rather than men." - Acts 5:29

 

 

In his powerful book Unspeakable, Os Guinness wrestles with the problem of
evil in the world. In one section, he focuses on the Nuremberg trials that
followed World War ll. The Nazis stood charged with crimes against humanity,
and their mantra of defense was simple: "I was merely following orders." The
verdict, however, was that the soldiers had a moral obligation to defy
orders that, though legal, were clearly wrong.

 

In a much different context, Peter and the disciples were arrested for
presenting the message of the risen Christ and brought before the religious
rulers in Jerusalem. Rather than allowing themselves to be shaped by the
mood of the mob, the disciples declared their intention to continue
preaching Christ. 

The orders of the religious establishment may have been legal,  but they
were wrong. When the disciples chose to obey God rather than the godless
religious leaders, they raised a standard of conviction that rose above the
opinions of the rulers of this world. 

 

The trials we face may test our commitment. But we will find opportunities
to exalt the King if we trust Him for the strength to go beyond the words of
the crowd-pleasers and do right as He defines it in his Word.  

 
-Bill Crowder

 

 

                                Say not, "The days are evil. Who's to
blame?" 

                                 And fold the hand and acquiesce- oh, shame!

                              Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in God's
name,

                                                    Be strong!  -Babcock

 

Thought for the day:  We must choose daily the way of the cross over the way
of the crowd.  -Warren

 

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