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" Civil Disobedience: A Contextual and Theological Examination of Biblical Texts Addressing Government and Civic Duties for Christian Citizens "
Jones, Daniel L.
Mewborn, Michael P.
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1055667
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TL54784
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Jones, Daniel L.
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Civil Disobedience: A Contextual and Theological Examination of Biblical Texts Addressing Government and Civic Duties for Christian Citizens\ Jones, Daniel L.Mewborn, Michael P.
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Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary
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2019
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Ph.D.
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2019
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194 p.
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The twenty-first-century American government is becoming more hostile toward Christianity. The governing authorities are demanding believers to submit to ordinances and laws that violate clear commands of Scripture. Christians are being defined as bigots, homophobic, intolerant, hateful, and discriminating as they uphold timeless biblical principles on marriage, sex, morality, the value of human life, and sin. As a result, Christians are struggling with a proper biblical response to laws and ordinances that place restrictions on the expression of religious beliefs. The Christian is left with two options, obey or disobey. Through the examination of select passages of Scripture, this study shows biblical examples of public acts of civil disobedience. Explicit examples presented include a direct correlation to contemporary issues warranting civil disobedience. Other examples provide an ethical primer for formulating principles of civil disobedience. This research examines the historical context of eleven narratives of Scripture that highlight civil disobedience. The study also includes a biblical analysis of government, civic responsibility, and principles on civil obedience and disobedience. The importance of this research is to provide a baseline of biblical principles on civil disobedience to encourage an informed discussion within the Christian community. The research shows specific details in which civil disobedience is allowable. Some of the specific narratives featured in this dissertation include the Hebrew midwives, Rahab, Obadiah, Daniel, Esther, Peter, Paul, and others. Additionally, Romans 13:1-7 is examined within its larger context. This work also highlights early church writings during Christian persecution as well as current contemporary evangelical thought on the topic.
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Biblical studies
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Ethics
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Theology
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Mewborn, Michael P.
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Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary
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