How do we deal with the real and difficult ethical issues today? Is it most ethical to save as many lives as possible despite the economic cost? Or is it most ethical to open businesses because there is a great cost for saving lives? You can watch this debate play out in the halls of government and social media.
This also affects churches. Is it most ethical to allow churches to meet and minister to the real spiritual needs of people in large groups, or is it not, for the sake of personal physical health. There are no easy answers to any of this. And while on the one hand, we do want to be concerned with government overreach, we have to be very careful that we do not jump to the conclusion that someone who disagrees with our opinion must be evil, or that they are necessarily persecuting us.
St. Peter in 1 Peter 2:11-20 has some relevant advice for us in our day. He even would say that there can be joy, even if we have to suffer under the law.
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