Day 48 – When We Must Not Submit

1. 2. 3. As we look at submission we must recognize
that there will be times when we cannot
specifically submit to people in what they are
asking us because to do so would be
unsubmissive to God. Therefore, there are
times when a Christian cannot submit. Turn to
Acts4:18-20 and Acts 5:27-30. Why did the
early Christians not submit to the government
in this instance?
Before we refuse to be submissive in any
situation there are three important questions
we need to ask ourselves:
a) Do I really want to be submissive to and
have a submissive attitude or am I looking
for an excuse to be independent and
rebellious?
b) Is this really a violation of God’s will or a
violation of my strongly held tastes and
preferences?
c) Am I not wanting to submit because of the
principle involved or some person
involved? (We should never decide not to
submit to someone just because we have a
negative personal feeling toward them.)
How could you refuse to submit to some
particular thing, but still maintain a submissive
attitude toward the person? Example: A
Christian wife is asked by her non-Christian
husband to lie for him to a business partner.
How can she refuse that but still maintain a
submissive attitude toward her husband?

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