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  • Should Christians Rebel Against the Government
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  • @notmygovt
    @notmygovt 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Thank you Pastor Mark for not compromising God’s word for such a time as this. Your teaching, should Christian’s rebel against the government, needs to be distributed far and wide. Lyle Rapacki Ph.D. Host and commentator Arizona Today.

  • @Texes7777
    @Texes7777 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    I live in north Texas I really like pastor Mark he is my favorite pastor ever…I listen to 30 awesome pastors.. I work construction and have 3 companies I run. I listen to him all the time using ear buds.. if I have time working 12 plus hours a day you may too??? I am super blessed by Mark!!!!

    • @jamesmcalister1383
      @jamesmcalister1383 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I also really appreciate pastor Mark. Do you have any suggestions from the other 30 pastors you listen to?

  • @ksasocx
    @ksasocx 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    This is such practical Christian advice for today's problems. Thank you so much for this!!

  • @SandraEberhard1
    @SandraEberhard1 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +36

    ✨🕊️ Glory To You Father God, I Receive This Amazing Message Lord, God Please Continue To Bless You He said all we need to do is ask in prayers. My testimony spans from penury to $27,000 bimonthly, and you stay and doubt that he doesn't answer prayers. Make that altar now and spend time there. A change is in the way.
    Amen!!!

    • @JacquelineHarperr
      @JacquelineHarperr 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hello how do you make such monthly ?? I'm a born Christian and sometimes I feel so down of myself🤦 because of low finance
      but I still believe in God.

    • @SandraEberhard1
      @SandraEberhard1 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I raised 73k and [Sallie Herzog Behnke ] is to be thanked, She's a licensed broker in the states 🇺🇸 My journey with her started after my best friend came back from New York and saw me suffering in dept then told me about her and how to change my life through her. A lot of folks in the US and abroad are getting so much from it, Sallie Herzog Behnke is the kind of person one needs in his or her life! Always have faith and keep living!!

    • @DavidJamisonz
      @DavidJamisonz 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Wow...I know her too she is a licensed broker and a FINRA agent she is popular in
      US and Canada she is really amazing woman with good skills and experience.

    • @JacquelineHarperr
      @JacquelineHarperr 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@SandraEberhard1Oh please, how can someone get to speak with Sallie Herzog Behnke

    • @SandraEberhard1
      @SandraEberhard1 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I will leave her info below this comment.

  • @DragynryderMW
    @DragynryderMW 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +40

    Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God.

    • @angelmartin7310
      @angelmartin7310 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      No. Even Moses didn't rebel, God required he get permission from Pharaoh.

    • @catholicconservativechican8299
      @catholicconservativechican8299 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      💯 JESUS IS THE BIGGEST REBEL IN HISTORY

    • @Dan-e2c
      @Dan-e2c 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@catholicconservativechican8299 No He was not.

    • @wecanwatersports4151
      @wecanwatersports4151 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      UNITED FOR AMERICA
      🫡

    • @Matthew-j3b
      @Matthew-j3b 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Heard cop say we don't care what suprme court says
      Daniel and his three friends didnt obey the government
      There was righteous afterwards

  • @debrakelly4505
    @debrakelly4505 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    I hadn’t considered this perspective before, but he’s 100% right

  • @lowtriggerweightjay7331
    @lowtriggerweightjay7331 16 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    I will not compromise my faith or loyalty to my God or my King Jesus for any earthly government or ruler. If the government practices or enforces “ways” that goes against my order from my King I must decline to follow, support or obey.

  • @catholicconservativechican8299
    @catholicconservativechican8299 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    JESUS Is The Biggest Rebel Ever MAGA💯✝️🇺🇲

  • @jaymichael91
    @jaymichael91 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Loves this stuff. Thank you. 💚🍀

  • @Dan-e2c
    @Dan-e2c 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The only thing we can do is to tell the truth, preach the gospel and pray for the lost.
    Praise The Lord !

  • @KalleWahlgren
    @KalleWahlgren 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    I'm favoured, $3000 every week! I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God's work and the church. less America 🇺🇲

    • @JakubKrempasky-f7h
      @JakubKrempasky-f7h 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Wow, that's really impressive! If you don't mind me asking, how did you manage to make such a large amount this month? I'm curious and would love to learn more about how you achieved it.

    • @VincentMason-y8r
      @VincentMason-y8r 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Hallelujah! God is still working wonders. I place myself in position for such a miracle. This is the best thing I've seen today-thank you!

    • @KalleWahlgren
      @KalleWahlgren 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      ​@@JakubKrempasky-f7hI can't share this testimony without mentioning the amazing person God used to open this door for me. Caroline Suzan Olson, you've been a blessing in more ways than I can count. Thank you for being part of my journey! 🙏

    • @CristhianPalomo-r6j
      @CristhianPalomo-r6j 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ​@@KalleWahlgrenWho's Caroline Suzan Olson?

    • @KalleWahlgren
      @KalleWahlgren 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ​@@CristhianPalomo-r6jCaroline Suzan Olson. She's a licensed broker and highly regarded in the U.S 🇺🇲

  • @wecanwatersports4151
    @wecanwatersports4151 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    🙌😊 Abba your will be done! Victory is yours King Jesus Christ of Nazaret. Better days ahead. All is well! 👏😇

  • @geophreigh
    @geophreigh 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    So good, Pastor Mark!

  • @CobusDerrenberg
    @CobusDerrenberg 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Perfectly described & set out ✨
    Its SO IMPORTANT for all to understand this in detail as you describe here !
    Fantastic work here 🤗🙌💙✨

  • @susannorman409
    @susannorman409 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Righteous Exalts a Nation, Sin Leads to Destruction.

  • @mikeluckett602
    @mikeluckett602 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    ABSOLUTLY IT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED YEARS AGO WE WOULD NOT BE GOING THOUGH THIS NOW. 😡

  • @rickbradley8855
    @rickbradley8855 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Great word!

  • @officemanager4263
    @officemanager4263 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Romans 13 sets the guidelines of what legitimate government looks like.

  • @psychologicalsigma9917
    @psychologicalsigma9917 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    You will serve one master, only

  • @JeffSoucy-d3c
    @JeffSoucy-d3c 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I moved to Oklahoma because i didn't want my tax money paying for dismemberment abortions. By Colorado

    • @jackwagon4313
      @jackwagon4313 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Welcome to Oklahoma! 🤠

  • @phyllisalderson6247
    @phyllisalderson6247 วันที่ผ่านมา

    When it’s wrong it’s wrong ,, no one is over our LORD N GOD NO ONE . 🤷‍♀️

  • @PassionfortheGospel
    @PassionfortheGospel 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Awesome power point, brother, I agree, Amen!

  • @davidcirillo2824
    @davidcirillo2824 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This message could be a prelude to what may happen in America!!! Civil disobedience!!! It's quickly coming to a boiling point!!!

  • @RJStockton
    @RJStockton 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I’m not a linguist, but I do believe the DPRK was founded by Kim IL Sung. Kim 2 Sung is a CA-based rap star.

  • @jaredhall6889
    @jaredhall6889 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Awesome message

  • @rickspalding3047
    @rickspalding3047 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Anarchy has a stigma of a devolving state and things will be chaotic without rule and law guided by the state, doesn't have to be that way

    • @CongressSux1776
      @CongressSux1776 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Anarchy is just a republic in the strictest definition of the word.
      It’s a nation truly “governed” by the people.

  • @phyllisalderson6247
    @phyllisalderson6247 วันที่ผ่านมา

    When the government goes against GODS way & his word ,, then it is unjust ,, we should rebel ,, pray & follow the word the Lord n GOD !!!!!!! 🤷‍♀️

  • @CjbbdsXgfjv
    @CjbbdsXgfjv 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

    Rental J. Weems's book on "What matters most" drew me closer to God and helped my spirituality. 2021 was a year I literally lived it. I cashed in my life savings and gave it all away. My total giving amounted to 40,000 dollars. Everyone thought I was delusional. Today I receive 85,000 dollars every two months. I have a property in Calabasas CA and travel alot. God has promoted me more than once and opened doors for me to live beyond my dreams. God kept to his promises to and for me.

    • @BostakMinkaer
      @BostakMinkaer 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      God bless you and your family abundantly. AMEN

    • @BostakMinkaer
      @BostakMinkaer 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I'm inspired.
      Please spill some sugar about the bimonthly stuff you mentioned.

    • @AshleyChambers-g5k
      @AshleyChambers-g5k 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Hello, how do you achieve such bimonthly returns? As a single parent i haven't been able to get my own house due to financial struggles, but my faith in God remains strong.

    • @AshleyChambers-g5k
      @AshleyChambers-g5k 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thank you Jesus, Christ is king 👑

    • @CjbbdsXgfjv
      @CjbbdsXgfjv 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      It is the digital market. That's been the secret to this wealth transfer. A lot of folks in the US and abroad are getting so much from it, God has been good to my household Thank you Jesus

  • @evyl0076
    @evyl0076 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    it wasn't ONE bad government - it was TWO. Rome and Jewish. Rome had authority over israel but did not try to stop or overule Herod - they stepped aside.

  • @mfredcourtney5876
    @mfredcourtney5876 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    WE ARE TO HATE EVIL WITH OUR TOTAL BEING. thats what this is.

  • @jackwagon4313
    @jackwagon4313 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What was Marks stance on shutting churches down during covid? Was his church open?

  • @boardtodeath46
    @boardtodeath46 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    You should never look to fight, but be prepared to defend . “Out of my cold D$&d hands” will not take care of your family. Avoid and survive as long as you can. It’s a waiting game . Just endure and don’t lose salvation over hate or murder.

    • @SaltyDog-wwrd
      @SaltyDog-wwrd 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      That's what the Jews thought during WW2. We learned our lesson. Never again.

    • @boardtodeath46
      @boardtodeath46 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@SaltyDog-wwrd no, that’s not what the Jews did, they handed over their freedom of self defense defense. I said don’t go look for a fight but be prepared to “Defend”

  • @Jeepgirl333
    @Jeepgirl333 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    It was for the sin of thr world that the Lord Jesus Christ gave His life. Thank You Precious Jesus.
    Thank you Pastor

    • @laurabutler7498
      @laurabutler7498 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It was for the lost sheep that Jesus Christ was crucified. ❤❤❤

  • @shauneden4229
    @shauneden4229 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    When authorities mandate the MOTB like they did the medical miracle you will have a choice to make. Get right with Jesus now.

  • @angloaust1575
    @angloaust1575 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Obey those who have rule over you
    One only disobeys if it causes one to sin!

  • @aghastvenus2419
    @aghastvenus2419 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Jesus said to "render unto Ceasar that which is Ceasar's, and unto the Lord that which is the Lord's." I believe a practical application of that for us today is to understand what our "Ceasar" is. It's not the president, the Supreme Court, or Congress; but rather, in the American system of government, the Constitution is our Ceasar.

    • @Psalm144.1
      @Psalm144.1 วันที่ผ่านมา

      True statement, the US Constitution is our liege lord which of course is subject to the Lord of lords.

  • @williamleadbetter9686
    @williamleadbetter9686 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Until those weak Christians who advocate Roman's 13 as a blind obedience to the government suffer persecution like its author, I have NO trust in their interpretation of it either. Rather, Mark here has the right judgment on the matter.

  • @nucleus3733
    @nucleus3733 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Check out the UK government right now. Baal-worship.

  • @JC-sc9rx
    @JC-sc9rx วันที่ผ่านมา

    in the end if you dont rebel against the government and take the mark you will be in serious spiritual trouble. I would say it is right to rebel we are meant to contend

  • @gidave
    @gidave 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    No. To paraphrase the bible, render to cesaer what is his, render to God what He deserves (Matthew 22:21).
    Jesus could have rebelled but He didn’t. We should follow His example.

    • @SaltyDog-wwrd
      @SaltyDog-wwrd 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Jesus rebelled against the authority of both Sadducees and Pharisees, who together made up the ruling Sanhedrin, on several occasions. He obeyed Torah, but not the men who twisted Torah for their own ends.
      Jesus was not, and is not, a pacifist.
      Civil disobedience is our duty against unjust laws.
      Caesar is owed taxes, but not our complete surrender. God alone has claim upon our fealty.

    • @hellotheremyolfriend
      @hellotheremyolfriend 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      We obey God, which makes us obey the government. However, if the government goes against God, we do not obey the government. Our highest loyalty is to God, not the government.

    • @Psalm144.1
      @Psalm144.1 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You cannot paraphrase the Bible’s teaching about self-defense to pacifism like that. You are throwing the rest of the Word of God and eisegeting Jesus’ teaching.

  • @jucat60
    @jucat60 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I HAVE HEARD DRISCOLL PREACHING THAT KAMALA IS WORKING THROUGH A JEZEBEL SPIRIT. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK WHAT HE THINKS ABOUT JD VANCE IS MARRIED TO A PRACTISING HINDU AND THEY WHERE MARRIED IN A HINDU CEREMONY....SO ALL THAT DOES NOT COUNT DOES IT....

    • @CongressSux1776
      @CongressSux1776 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      First, you got to stop with the all-caps.
      But you are on the right track,
      JD Vance without doubt serves the devil. He is not a just or Godly leader.
      I don’t trust either Trump/Vance and most certainly don’t trust Harris/Walz

    • @Aurora_262
      @Aurora_262 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Don't forget, Trump's spiritual advisor is Joe Olsteen. Might as well be Satan. Trump's wife and daughters are very much for the lgbt community and abortion.
      People are looking for a human savior, ignoring the real savior and His warning about tickled ears.

    • @amyscullin9206
      @amyscullin9206 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      ​@@CongressSux1776Please pray for discernment to be able to see through all the lies. Trump is not what you have been told. He is not necessarily a godly man but it should be apparent by now that the lord is protecting him. God will use imperfect people. We need to vote and stand for God's laws and voting for Trump is alot closer to that than Kamala.

    • @CongressSux1776
      @CongressSux1776 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@amyscullin9206
      You don’t have any idea what I’ve heard or think about Trump.
      God is using someone that is lying and misleading millions of people?
      Maybe you should pray for your own discernment

    • @CongressSux1776
      @CongressSux1776 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@amyscullin9206 Trump supports abortion
      I don’t care anything past that because if you don’t support the most innocent in the womb, your heart is harder than steel

  • @mo86r97
    @mo86r97 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Just state and unjust is not pivoted on govt and people to honor the lord. To be in such a defined state by such preachers, one has to draw upon within to render services, thus honor, to the one above.
    Nothing good comes from “within” a person invested with power.
    Pro 14:34 Righteousness lifts up a nation, but sin is a shame to any people.
    The righteousness in the above verse is not self established based on one’s rectitude.
    Righteousness is the “temple build without hands”. Unrighteousness is the “temple build with hands”.
    Mrk 14:58 We heard Him say, I will destroy this temple(govt) that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
    A nation build “without hands” is a righteous nation.

  • @angloaust1575
    @angloaust1575 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Render unto caesar that which is caesars!

    • @SaltyDog-wwrd
      @SaltyDog-wwrd 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Caesar is owed two things. 1.. taxes 2. Obedience to the law. Not obedience to the whims of a tyrant, but obedience to the law, which in the U.S. is passed only by our representatives, not bureaucrats unbilled regulations.

  • @ClintonBrownell
    @ClintonBrownell 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    GOD created Adam. From Adam here created Eve. Everything was perfect. Then Eve, of her own free will, sinned. From that point GOD allowed sin on the Earth.
    GOD wants us to come to him by FREE CHOICE and not be FORCED.
    Think about it.

  • @jackprice4786
    @jackprice4786 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    Sorry pastor but I must disagree. Rome may have pulled the trigger but Jesus’ own people had every opportunity to keep Jesus from the cross but they called for Barabas instead. Jesus was killed by the majority of His own people.

    • @Ratbrains456
      @Ratbrains456 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

      Nope you're very confused Jesus was supposed to go to the Cross no matter what God had already decided that and the majority of them weren't followers of Christ at all that crucified him

    • @dawnthomas3565
      @dawnthomas3565 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      💯 exactly

    • @jackprice4786
      @jackprice4786 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@Ratbrains456 I understand that brother. What we’re talking about is who killed Him. Not why He died.

    • @Aurora_262
      @Aurora_262 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Jesus was killed by His own will alone. He gave up His own life, willingly. No one killed him. The entire reason for Him becoming flesh was to go to the cross. Stopping that action would have been against God and damned billions of souls.
      If God didn't have it in His plan to bring His son to the cross, no being in existence could have made it so.
      Pray for the Holy Spirit to guide you as (or if) you read the bible.
      You really underestimate God's power and far too highly esteem humanity over God.

    • @jackprice4786
      @jackprice4786 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@Aurora_262 You missed the point altogether but that’s okay. 😀

  • @presidentelectjerryodom3889
    @presidentelectjerryodom3889 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Always love your sermons they're the best, however I do have to ask is Jesus running for office in 2024?

  • @acem82
    @acem82 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Problems:
    1. He immediately conflates "State" with "Nation". A group of people is a nation. A State is something that demands a monopoly on the use of violence and taxes.
    2. The State is always based on violating the 10th, then 8th, then 6th commandments. All of them are unjust. A Christian should still (generally) submit to it. This goes along with the command to "turn the other cheek".
    3. Don't conflate "Anarchy" ("without ruler," now used as "without a State") as "chaos". The system of governance that God set up was not a State system, see Judges 21:25 and 1 Samuel 8. God still had governance for the people, just not State governance.
    4. His reasons for civil disobedience are incomplete. Abram defeated the 4 Kings who k i d n a p p e d his nephew. Rahab hid the spies and lied to the soldiers. Ehud a s s a s s i n a t e d the king of Moab. David (and Jeroboam) ran away and refused to d i e. Jehoiada committed treason by hiding Joash from Queen Athaliah and crowned him king. Elijah defied the King on Mt. Camel. Daniel flagrantly disobeyed the king of Persia's command not to pray (he wasn't commanded to do it openly)! Paul escaped the Governor of Damascus in a basket. The Maccabees revolted. The Founding Fathers did the same. Read about what Dietrich Bonhoeffer did!
    5. Pontius Pilate didn't care that Jesus said he was a King, because his Kingdom wasn't of this world. He crucified Jesus because the religious leaders threatened to revolt. He is playing fast and loose with the Scripture.

  • @marktisdale7935
    @marktisdale7935 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    So based on what you say all of the Founding Father's were bad Chritians because they went past civil disobedience?

    • @strengthhonor96
      @strengthhonor96 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Don’t think that’s what he was saying at all 👍

    • @marktisdale7935
      @marktisdale7935 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      ​@strengthhonor96 So then, have a click bait title and then not actually discuss it? Nowhere in his video does he say anything about rebeling against your government. Civil disobedience and rebellion are not the same thing. Also, I wad not asking for your opinion of what he said, I was asking him to clarify what he was saying.

    • @wisemencompany
      @wisemencompany 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      @@marktisdale7935I appreciate your initial question. It’s hard to get a straight answer from spiritual and political authorities because no one wants to say the quiet part out loud.

    • @strengthhonor96
      @strengthhonor96 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      @@marktisdale7935you made a comment in a public space whether or not you asked for my opinion is irrelevant. I discussed the topic but not in the way you expected him to. If you’re as red blooded as me then it isn’t difficult to discern how we must act in the near future. Take care of yourself and Godspeed!

    • @strengthhonor96
      @strengthhonor96 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Read between the lines brotha

  • @angelmartin7310
    @angelmartin7310 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    God required Moses get permission from Pharaoh to leave.

    • @dewaynethomas7729
      @dewaynethomas7729 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      How do get that when YAHWEH sent Moses to Pharo with a command not a request of permission. Let My people go!! That was not asking permission!

    • @angelmartin7310
      @angelmartin7310 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@dewaynethomas7729 Except Moses wasn't allowed to leave until Pharaoh relented? What do you call that? Rebellion would have been just leaving.

    • @dewaynethomas7729
      @dewaynethomas7729 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@angelmartin7310 I would call that Moses carring out the will and assignment YAHWEH gave him. Pharoah relented because his pride destroyed him and the nation of Egypt.

    • @angelmartin7310
      @angelmartin7310 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@dewaynethomas7729 Yes, God's will was for Moses to get Pharaoh's permission. Your pride resists that fact. Only when a ruler directly demands literal sin are we permitted to rebel. The Apostles even had to carry the packs of the Roman soldiers.

    • @Psalm144.1
      @Psalm144.1 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@angelmartin7310Your example is not prescriptive by no means. Even in the very same book, Moses’ mother (as did many) disobeyed Pharaoh which is why he was alive.