Word for the Week

Father, take this cup from me?

Week beginning: 27th January, 2019 | By Natalie Johnson | Leeds

'Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established… he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted…'
Romans 13:1–2 (NIV, 1984)

'Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John replied, "Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God. For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard."

Acts 4:18-20 (NIV, 1984)

If you are anything like me, I suspect that you try to obey the law as much as possible, and dislike the idea of breaking it. But what about where the requirements of the laws of the land and the requirements of God's law are different, and you can't