Our Exclusive Interview With Author & Historian Bill Federer - We Are The Watchmen Weekly - March 16, 2024
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From Top Down To Bottom Up - The Authority Of God & The Responsibility Of The Church In America Today - An Exclusive Interview With Bill Federer
Last week, we featured highlights of a presentation from author and historian Bill Federer, and we received so much great feedback, that we asked Bill to join us for a two part interview on “We Are The Watchmen Weekly Live” for a deeper dive into how we got to where we are today as believers, and as a nation.
What you learn this week in Part One this week will amaze and inspire you.
In part one of our special interview, we discuss the history of the modern church, as well as the topic of Romans 13.
For context, let’s take a look at Romans 13:1-5, which is the section that is most used to make the point that we should submit to authority:
13 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended.
4 For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.
5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.
So this begs the question: What if those in authority are not doing the will of God?
As you watch, keep these examples in mind about how we are called to deal with authorities who are not of God:
The Hebrew midwives defying the command of Pharaoh by saving the Jewish baby boys – including Moses’s parents saving him (Ex 1:15-21, 2:1-10)
Moses refusing Pharaoh and siding with the Jews (Heb 11:27)
Queen Esther approaching the king uninvited in order to save the Jewish people from annihilation (Est 4:10-16)
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refusing to bow to the golden image of Nebuchadnezzar (Dan 3:1-23)
Daniel defying the king by refusing to stop praying to the God of Israel (Daniel 6:1-13)
Jesus refusing to abide by the Jewish Sabbath laws (Matt 12:1-14, John 18:31)
The apostles and early Christians refusing to stop preaching the Gospel (Acts 5:27-29, 12:1-4, 16:19-24)
Believers throughout the ages defying ungodly authorities (Hebrews 11:35-38)
We’ll dive into our feature interview right after this.
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