There are a lot of questions Christians should consider when it comes to submission and authority. But none more important than "where does authority come from?" This question and its answer are becoming increasingly important as Christians in the West are facing considerations to push back against government authority in a way we have rarely seen in this part of the world. In this episode of crosswise, Ciara and Jessi piece together relevant Biblical passages and stories to better understand where authority comes from and if it is ever appropriate to disobey certain authority.
Survey on hate speech - https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/10/college-students-speech-can-be-violence/
Peel Health COVID-19 Guidelines - https://twitter.com/WillioHydro/status/1367164967917678595/photo/1
Pastor Robb Brunansky "Government Authority and the Church" - https://youtu.be/rXjEytPcgSc
Pastor James Coates "Directing Government to its Duty" - https://youtu.be/Dh6nXD4Rtg0
Pastor Doug WIlson "God & Government" - https://youtu.be/TbUifD5w9vQ
Pastor Doug Wilson "Resistance, Revolution, Reformation and Romans (13 that is)" -A biblical overview, from Old to New Testament of government - https://youtu.be/RLIIP32tSGE
Letter from John Rogers to his children - https://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/nep/nep22.htm
Torchlighters: Heroes of the Faith videos (I have found many of these at the library) - http://ondemand.torchlighters.org/
Trial and Triumph, Stories from Church History - https://www.christianbook.com/trial-triumph-stories-from-church-history/richard-hannula/9781885767547/pd/67544
John MacArthur: Christ, not Caesar, Is Head of the Church, A Biblical Case for the Church’s Duty to Remain Open - https://www.gracechurch.org/news/posts/1988