An honourable approach to dishonourable laws

Posted on November 7, 2025 
Filed under Culture wars, NSW

“Australian Christians face increasing challenges in balancing our obligations to civil authority and God’s word. The question of when to obey God rather than government has become one of the most significant issues confronting the modern church. What the government does is one thing; how the church responds is another.

We must tread carefully, courageously, and biblically, remembering that it is in the Christian DNA to follow in Jesus’ footsteps. Taking up the cross must at least include a willingness to suffer under the hand of an unjust government, laws, or abuses of those laws, as we seek the salvation and good of others and live for God’s glory. If Jesus was willing to die, we must at least be willing to go to jail. …”

– The Australian Church Record highlights this article by Andrew Barry, first published in their 2025 Synod Journal.

Image: Menai Anglican Church.