ACTS OF CIVIL OBEDIANCE

Acts of civil obedience

Acts of civil obediance

The law that God gave to Moses and the nation of Israel reveals God's desire to have His people live in an ordered community. The Fifth Commandment, "Honour your father and your mother", is an instruction to honour all those who are in positions over them During biblical times, people often called their leaders and other people whom they respected their mother or father (Douma, 1996). For example, Deborah called herself as "a mother in Israel" (Judges 5:7), and Naaman's servants referred to him as their father (2 Kings 5: 13). Additionally, ...