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Christians must be rebels.

I agree with this statement, however when I have used this I have to follow up with the following:

Be rebels against the machinations of man and the deception of Satan. Be obedient to God and accept his word (The Bible) as the irrefutable truth. Do not accept interpretations or protestations that contradict the word. Jesus warned of many false prophets that would lead the flock astray. We have to be obedient to the Lord's word as the only defense against this.

Evidence of "false prophets - those who speak for God - are as follows:

Normalizing homosexuality in the church.
Normalizing gender identity in the church.
Allowing women to lead a church.
Telling the church to follow human laws when doing so clearly violates God's law.
Placing limits on who can join or attend a church. We are called to reach out to sinners and show them the truth of salvation through Jesus, not to shun them because they are sinners or our "flavor" of faith.
Condemning others to Hell. Only the father may judge, we are not to judge but forgive and lead sinners to salvation. We are called to punish criminals and are justified through God to fine, imprison, or execute under the law. Only God can judge what happens in the afterlife.
Commanding the church body support an organization, politician, or group that commits acts that are an abomination to the Lord. For example, telling a church body to support a Democrat who supports abortion and/or gender identity rights.
Selectively ignoring or adding passages in the bible to fit in with a desired narrative.

Be a rebel against lies and a crusader of God's truth.

For 16 years Millions and millions of good peaceful people calling themselves “Tea Party” marched and gathered to call attention to the moral decay of our country. Nobody noticed. The propaganda of the socialists completely blocked their voices. The Tea Party was mostly a Christian rebellion against the loss of the Moral fabric of family & country. AFAIK there was never an unlawful event, no fires, No windows broken and we even picked up all the trash when we left the grounds. So, how do we as Christians rebel without sinning? We tried. We failed. We have loved Trump as our voice, but it’s an awful burden for one man, even one who is God sent. I am not convinced that America can be saved. Will churches reopen when the Covid scare is finally over? I fear many will not. Church attendance is a habit that is easily broken. We no longer feel the urge to Crusade as in days of yore. I tried, but now I’m too old to do anything except pray.