Sometimes you have to break the law to serve God.
Yes you heard me right. Sometimes Gods commands come first over what the government wants and this is true of spreading the gospel. This recent story brought that to mind.
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An Air Force general who recently spoke about how God has guided his career should be court-martialed, a civil liberties group is saying.
In a speech at a National Day of Prayer Task Force event on May 7, Maj. Gen. Craig Olson credits God for his accomplishments in the military, and refers to himself as a “redeemed believer in Christ.”
The Air Force Times reports that the Military Religious Freedom Foundation has taken issue with Olson’s remarks, is calling for the two-star general to be court-martialed and "aggressively and very visibly brought to justice for his unforgivable crimes and transgressions." "
We are commanded to :Mark 16:15 "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.16"He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
Does that mean what he did was wrong? Yes in the eyes of the government and the nation but no not in Gods eyes. Should he be punished for speaking what God put in his heart to say? In the eyes of the government probably. I would have ended up doing the same thing. So what he needs to do is accept what happens and be glad about it. Yes I said glad for it says:
Matthew 5
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
