57. Am I always to obey my parents and other authorities without question?
No. We must disobey them if they require us to disobey God's Word.
Acts 5:29 We must obey God rather than men.Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
Matthew 22:21 Then He [Jesus] said to them, "Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
Read 1 Peter 2:18-19 and 1 Samuel 20:30-34.
Note: We must distinguish between what a government permits people to do and what it compels them to do. When it compels us to act contrary to God's Word, then we must disobey and live as God intends. When government permits activities contrary to God's Word (for example, abortion, no-fault divorce, and same-sex marriage), we bear witness by living as God intended.
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