What happens when civil rulers oppose God’s will? Scripture teaches that we must obey God rather than men. Throughout the Bible, faithful believers resisted government decrees that contradicted God’s commands. But they did so, not with rebellion or rage, but with humble, courageous conviction. When Pharaoh commanded murder, the midwives refused. When the apostles were told to be silent, they kept preaching Christ. Their defiance was not political. it was devotional. They answered to a higher King.

While every authority has been established by God, governments often fail in their God-given purpose—promoting order and peace. When rulers govern in a way that opposes the Almighty’s authority—when God’s gift of life is devalued, when God’s moral law is ignored—Christians will speak and act. That is not partisan. It is biblical. Yet, our calling is not to overthrow but to outlast. We witness. We intercede. We suffer, if necessary. But we do not compromise. And we do not fear, because we know who really sits on the throne.