We give to God what is God’s, we give to Caesar what is Caesar’s...
If Caesar says, please don’t gather to worship God at your churches for a bit until the plague is gone...then obey him....if Caesar says worship me in your churches instead of God, we are to defy him and worship God....!
So easy, even Christians, Romans, and cavemen can understand the differences.
Were the Israelite submitting to authority when they fled Egypt? Did the apostles submit to authority when they were told not to preach in the streets?
Since we’re throwing around verses-
Acts 4:18 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
When authorities overstep, we are to obey the Lord- He is clear on that- judging when authorities overstep their authority is the key-
If Ceasar says it is illegal to gather and preach the name of Jesus and shuts down all churches- We gather and preach the name of Jesus
There is a fine line, and it’s not always clear when the line has been crossed-
In China- it’s illegal for people to gather in homes and teach Christianity- but they do so anyways- because God’s laws are higher than any government’s laws that violate His laws-