A Broken Nation: Answer 2b

The easiest example to come up with for peaceful resistance leading to God type outcomes is that of Christ himself during His trial. I know... we've been taught our who lives that He didn't resist at all, but I believe He did (in a peaceful way).

You see, not only in this example, but in hundreds of examples throughout Christian history, one of the best ways to peacefully resist is to say nothing while you're being accused and questioned. The amazing thing about this is the fact that as persecuted Christians follow Christ's example, they continually find the Lord coming through in amazing ways. If you read or hear about any one of a million stories about Christians being imprisoned, you'll find that staying silent has proven to be one of the most effective ways to peacefully resist. I don't think it's any coincidence that this is what Christ did as an example for us to follow.

Another example of peaceful resistance leading to God type outcomes is that of Daniel and his three friends (who's names I won't attempt to type at this time). Three different examples come to mind:

1) In keeping with their Jewish laws the 4 of them resist eating unclean foods, and in doing so they set themselves apart as young men of outstanding stature.

2) The familiar story of the 3 of them being thrown into the fiery furnace because they wouldn't worship the image of Nebuchadnezzar.

3) The time when Daniel resisted by continuing to pray to his God even though it was against the law, and thus, he gets thrown into the lions den.

In each of these examples the resistance could have been much more active, but due to the fact that they were resisting the authority that had been placed over them, they resisted only when it crossed spiritual lines, and they resisted peacefully. In the end God was glorified and they we provided for.

I pray that we would begin to find God's way of resistance and not just a good way of resistance.