Is there any place for rebellion in Christianity? Have you always admired rebels? Are you one yourself? We are bombarded lately with many forms of rebellion on TV, movies, in music, on t-shirts and many other places. If you watch most “rebels” closely, they just are “posers,” because they are just following another crowd that’s a little different. Jesus Christ was a true rebel, bucking the authorities, traditional religion, and society in general. Read the Book – He went against the grain of everything going on in his time! So, if you follow Jesus’ lead, you can rebel all you want and God will approve? Interested? Then I’ll give you some guidelines on being a moral rebel.
Are your friends doing something that, way down deep, you know is not acceptable to God? Rebel. Be the first one to tell them you are not going along! Have you seen some behavior on TV, movies, or in adults around you that you know is wrong? Rebel! Refuse to do it! Do your friends or others you know tease, torment, or harass weaker kids at school? Rebel! Tell them it’s not right! Do you hear people repeating gossip or cruel things you know would hurt? Rebel. Say something loving instead! We all have days we feel down or irritable, ready to snap and cut somebody down. Rebel! Stay quiet or say something uplifting! Every school has strong minded kids who lead others into breaking the rules, disrespecting teachers, stealing, lying, or other immoral acts. Rebel. Tell them or show them you will not follow their lead!
So the answer to the question is YES, there is a place in God’s world for rebellion! The main problem with ordinary rebels is that they rebel automatically, without thought. That kind of rebellion can get you in trouble or put in jail. Christian rebellion takes thinking and work, because it goes against the grain of human nature. But, if you are naturally a little rebellious, as I am, it can be fun. It may not make you popular, but it will be good for your soul. In Romans 2:2, the apostle Paul tells us not to be conformed to this world. That’s the kind of rebellion I am talking about.
-David Lindberg
In the ladies’ current Beth Moore Bible Study, Living Beyond Yourself, we have been focusing much attention on Galatians 5:22-23, “But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” We’ve even learned to repeat these verses using sign language (if we say it sloooowly)!
Each and every day, there are a multitude of choices that each living person has to make. God, from the beginning of time, has always allowed people the opportunity to make their own choices (
The dictionary defines the word worry as to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thought; to fret.





We’re faced with them every day. Some are simple. For us girls, it may not seem so simple, but really, which shoes look best with this outfit? For all of us, we have to decide what time to wake up in the morning, what attitude to have, what activities we’re going to engage in.