Who Should We Obey?

The Spirit of God will always lead us to stand for what is right over what is popular, or what is safe.

Episode 38 of the Ken Winter podcast, hosted by Ken Winter, titled "Who Should We Obey?" was published on September 20, 2023 and runs 10 minutes.

September 20, 2023 ·10m · Ken Winter

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Summary

Our calling is not to win or to borrow the assumptions of the world. Our calling is to stand up and tell it like it is in the eyes of God. Peter defined it clearly—“Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than Him?”

Episode Description

What do we do when those around us are telling us to do one thing, but our conscience says quite another? Or what do we do when the culture surrounding us advocates one thing, when what we know to be true is quite different?

Most of us are familiar with the Hans Christian Andersen folktale entitled The Emperor’s New Clothes (first published in April 1937). As you will recall the emperor becomes convinced that a new suit of clothing of unparalleled beauty and quality has been crafted for him to wear that can only be seen and appreciated by those who are truly wise and discerning. It is an innocent child who ultimately has the courage to say, “But he hasn’t got anything on!”

Sadly, we, too, are often told to accept truths that are not true, and believe facts that are as baseless as the emperor’s nonexistent clothing. What are we to do? Who should we obey?