MAN'S LAW OR GOD'S LAW?

The Bible commands us to obey our leaders in every sphere of influence in society, be it in religion, family, education, government, media, arts, & business.

Romans 13:1, - “Let every person be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.”

1 Peter 2:13, - “Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,”

God is not the author of confusion but of peace, however He uses the circumstances at a particular time in season be it of confusion or chaos to His benefit, purpose and glory.

Romans 8:28 - And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

We are living in a time where God is making a distinction between His people and those who claim to be His but are in fact worldly Christians who are unwilling to conform to His ways, laws and standards.

God is closely observing His Church at this time to see who can be entrusted with His Glory for the end-time harvest. The Bible talks about the sheep and the goats, there is a separation that is taking place at this point in time and we need to search our hearts to know who we really are in Christ and where we stand in His Kingdom's purposes.

Psalm 11:4 - But the Lord is in his holy Temple; the Lord still rules from heaven. He watches everyone closely, examining every person on earth.

His Church at large is seen as someone standing outside and looking in to the many calamity's and circumstances occurring around the world. The Church is so divided, weak, compromising and utterly ineffective to represent the King of Kings on the earth.

Matthew 5:13-16 - “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

It is very apparent what is taking place everywhere in the world today where our civil liberties are being trampled upon as an excuse to fight the pandemic that is raging through the world, conspiracy theorists say this virus that brought on the pandemic was diabolically made and released from a lab in China, that is however debatable. What is not debatable is that there has been a plan for many years now for world dominance by certain wicked entities and elitists in order to subjugate the citizens of the world.

Wicked people in high places under the influence of Satan have used this pandemic to their own benefit in order to plan a reset on the world economy and to expedite the implementation of the UN agenda 2030 on sustainable development policy that is nothing more than a policy to depopulate the world and impose a duty on every citizen of the world so as to create a utopian world that would eventually be a dystopia where oppressive societal control is applied to the citizens of the world.

Most people are simply unaware of the dark plans being formulated behind closed doors by a certain elite class of people and many Government's around the world are forced to comply with the world bodies that are run and finances by these elites like the United Nations, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to name few, these entities are used to enforce their agenda in order to strong-arm the countries around the world to comply with their agenda, failing to comply will result in immediate sanctions or the striping of their coveted AAA credit rating which will result in dire consequence economically for the country concerned and will also make it almost impossible for the government to get an international loan for the development of the country.

These entities are capitalising on the pandemic to further their wicked agenda. The norms that they impose on everyone else does not apply to them directly, they can travel and enjoy a day out without any mask on and gather together with their families and friends regardless of the number of people, however, we are forced to follow the rules and they are exempted from it.

Look at what is happening in our very own backyard in Malaysia where the Parliament has been suspended while schools, movie theaters, restaurant, and other places of interest are open for business, this is happening everywhere in the world with many government's where politicians are exploiting the pandemic for their own benefit and interest.

Christians in America and the world at large are being forced to conform to unrealistic norms in the guise of fighting the pandemic, all the while trying to silence the church. Wearing the mask is an outward manifestation of their desire to silence all of us, standing at a distance from one another is a way to cause disunity in the body of Christ, and prohibiting us from having church services and worshiping our God is a means to break our fellowship with one another and God.

We are to conform and submit to the norms but not politicians? Are they immune? Or could it be that it actually is an elaborate evil agenda that's designed in such a way to deceive us into submission?.

Whatever the case may be, these norms that we are asked to comply with are simply to destroy and not to heal and in most cases, it is not a solution but in fact an even bigger problem and certainly not an answer to the problems faced by most people around the world at this time.

At its core, it is a desire to muzzle the church or any dissenting voice of authority against evil and to bring the Church into subjection and conformity to a world system that is rooted in hate for the living God and all that is holy and true.

I am very supportive of adhering to the government's SOP's that truly help alleviate the problem faced with the spread of the pandemic but when it contravenes with human logic and most importantly the word of God, then I would simply put God's word first in my life and be obedient to God's laws than the law of man.

I have grown to trust the word of God to guide me in every aspect of my life and I have adopted its principles and laws to keep me on the straight and narrow path that leads to abundant blessings, favour, and peace.

The word of God has taught me to honour my parents and leaders and to pray for their good, hence I have always tried to be obedient to the governing laws as well as the spiritual laws of God. This is because we must understand the principal fact that everything that happens in the spiritual affects the natural and vice versa.

When the world tells us to adhere to man-made laws that contravene God's laws, stand on the side of God and you will not be ashamed in the day of trouble.

Philippians 1:20 - For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honour to Christ, whether I live or die.

Deuteronomy 31:6 - So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord, your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”

It's a frightful and treacherous place to be in where our actions become an offense to the Lord.

Matthew 16:23 - But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”

Every believer is at a different level of maturity in Christ, hence the babe in Christ may not be able to fully trust the Lord in every circumstance in their life, however, this should not be an excuse to continue in this lack of faith as we need to exercise our faith in every occasion in order to become a mature son or daughter of the Kingdom.

Hebrews 5:13 - For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know how to do what is right.

1 Peter 2:2 - Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,

Hebrews 11:6 - And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

Our immaturity of faith and unbelief is sometimes disguised as valid intellectual reasoning to validate our fears. We must always be open to challenging our faith by pushing the boundary of our faith by doing things that may sometimes seem impractical or even irrational to others but logical to our faith in Christ if we are to be true disciples of Christ. We must display a radical form of faith that may seem to others as being a zealot. We must come to the understanding that faith is not just a small part of our life; it is central to all that we do in our walk with Christ.

Luke 6:15 - Matthew, Thomas,

James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (who was called the zealot)

John 6:28-29 - Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”

If you truly believe Christ at His word, then stand on it as though your life depended on it, and do not fear the pandemic or any other threat that may come your way in the future. Confess the word of God in Psalm 91 and own it.

What the Church is experiencing today is the beginning of birth pangs as stated in the Bible.

Romans 13:1, - “Let every person be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except God, and those which exist are established by God.” wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. Nation will go to war against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.

We are not at the end yet and this is only the beginning of many more trials and tribulations for the Church (you & me) to overcome, look at what took place in Canada on 7th Apr 2021 where the Alberta Health Services physically closed Grace Life Church and had prevented access to the building until the Church can demonstrate the ability to comply with Alberta’s chief medical officer of health’s restrictions. This is the same Church where the pastor was imprisoned for opening the church to the public.

What I'm trying to emphasize here is who's law will you keep when the rubber meets the road and you have to choose between the law of the land and the law of God when both laws are in opposition to one another and you in the middle are forced to choose between them. This is where your true faith is decided, how are we to make the right choices than when we are unable to do so today in this pandemic that we are facing where believers in Christ would rather sit at home, wear a mask, and lecture other Christians to comply with the SOP's, while true spirit-led radical Christians are defying the law of man and are wholly trusting God for their very lives by going to church services, serving one another and putting their trust in God to protect them from harm.

Who do you suppose will be making it through the fire when the time of true testing comes upon all of us and when we are forced by the beast' system to receive a mark or else we will be blacklisted and forbidden to participate in the local economy and unable to buy or sell and be utterly banished from society.

Revelation 13:17 - And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name.

This is what the apostles of Christ believed and stood for:

Act 4:19 - But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge;

Act 5:29 - But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

Romans 2:13 - For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified.

Acts 5:27-29 - And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us.” But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

Our earthly reasoning and worldly upbringing will always get in the way of spiritual truths that pertains to spiritual living.

Romans 8:6 - So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.

2 Corinthians 10:5 - We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,

Since the Bible explicitly commands us to obey man's laws as well as God's laws. But, when man's Laws contradicts God's Laws, we are then to obey God rather than men.”

Luke 20:25 - He said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.”

Romans 13:1 - Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.

Matthew 5:17-18 - “Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.

OUR GREAT COMMISSION (SOP)

Matthew 28:18-20

Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore,

(1) go and make disciples of all the nations,

(2) baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

(3) Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you.

And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

May you be blessed in reading this article and that it has in some way enlighten you in the ways of God.

Victor Sidhu

Healing Wings Global Ministries