4058 — Obeying the Laws of the Land
By Editor
Are we disobeying God when we disobey the law of the land by not observing Sunday as the Sabbath? H. V. No, we are not. God has given us His own holy law. That we are to follow; and the man who does that is always doing the very best that he can for God, for country, for people. This does not mean that he ought to show active opposition or spite toward the government. He can simply worship God on the Sabbath, as God has commanded, and go about his regular business on Sunday, endeavoring to do this not to injure his fellow men in any way, or disturb them in any way in any worship which they may have. If we are charged with breaking the law of the land, we can say, as did Peter, "We ought to obey God rather than men;" and, "Whether it be right in the sight of God to harken unto you more than unto God, judge ye." See Acts 5:29; 4:19.