The simple answer is yes. Before you send me an email or leave a comment, let me lay out my case:
1. Submission is an important Christian virtue. It models the attitude of Jesus as He went to the cross to pay for our sins, reminds us that we are not in control, and demonstrates love and grace in a powerful way to the people around us.
2. Churches are not uniquely being singled out by these orders. Currently, restaurants, schools, bars, and all gathering places are being affected by COVID19. If I sensed an animosity or attack toward the church, I would be more inclined to resist.
3. Isn’t the order an attack on the work and ministry of the church? The pandemic has demonstrated that many of us are too Sunday centric in our view of the Church. Do not get me wrong, I love Sundays. I miss Sundays. I cannot wait for Sundays. But the ministry of the church can and does still happen through video, social media, phones calls, and a hundred other ways. The Governor has not restricted these activities at all, in that way the ministry continues.
One of the biggest issues in the early church was the issue of whether the Temple was the center of religious life. The apostles taught it was not and many were killed over that issue. Read Stephens speech in Acts 7 and you will see this illustrated. I fear we have become too temple minded in these times, that church must be open on Sunday for me to receive spiritual instruction.
4. What about taking a stand for truth? In Luke 13:32 Jesus refers to Herod as a fox. The context is that the Pharisees are warning Jesus that Herod wants to kill Him and Jesus should leave the region. Jesus response is, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’ 33In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!” Jesus life is being threatened and He is being asked to completely stop ministry in the region, and it draws a harsher response. You tell that fox that I will not stop. There are times that a big and bold stand needs to be taken. In my opinion, this is not one of those times.
In love, I think we could have a thicker skin about what is being asked of us. By not meeting our lives are not in danger and the ministry is not being stopped. It is frustrating to be sure, but I want to keep a Biblical and Historical perspective on what we are going through as the Church. We are not being persecuted.
5. What if the governments orders turn out to be illegal? We are not the first Christians to grapple with this issue. People throughout history have lived under far worse governments than our government. The answer is to pray, speak truth, stand up, and yes, submit. In addition, those issues will continue to be worked out in the legal system. The question of submission is not, is the government immoral? The question of submission is, is the government asking me to do something immoral? If the answer is yes, we are called to submit to the higher authority, in this case, God. In my opinion, being asked to not gather physically on Sunday is a massive inconvenience and I really do miss it, but it does not rise to immoral.
6. This is not to say you should not or cannot disagree with governmental decisions. You most certainly can disagree and can write about how you disagree. This post is about submission. I would ask that you consider others in how you disagree. We have people in our community that have experienced real losses from COVID19 and to read a post on social media about this being hyped up hokum is hurtful. Be sensitive.
7. The highest quality a Christian is called to is love. This includes those in government that you disagree with, in that way, this is perhaps our greatest moment to live that ideal out. It is challenging and it is hard, but it is also worth the struggle.
Disclaimer: I would like to reserve my right to change my mind if things change, but this is where I am as of May 15th.
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The courts already said that the govenor is not obeying the law concerning the church and therefore obeying her rule is unlawful.
Paul made the city officials come to him in jail when they illegally whipped him.
Paul also stopped a whipping by pronouncing his citizenship.
Peter escaped prison with God’s help.
Many Christians hid from authorities in the first century while they had warrants out for their arrest. Should they have submitted and turned themselves in? Peter didn’t think so. He was one of them.
God creates government and our founding government documents state it is our responsibility to overthrow a tyrannical government. They made it so we can have peaceful minirevolutions every few years and they gave us a second amendment if those fail.
When we hold government accountable we do so not just to get our way but to preserve freedom for this and future generations.
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Church is not a building. It is hearts of one accord and fellowship with Jesus and those you love.
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One should be careful to not confuse ministry and worship. Personally I find Sunday worship to be a critical part of my walk of faith, sure I can worship anywhere but there is something special when worshipping with fellow believers. Also Steven was killed for not submitting to the jews leaders. John and Peter praised God for being abused after standing up for christ before the sanhedrin. Christiany is a rebellion against the ways of the world, we look the God for our direction not worldly leaders.
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