5 Beliefs of Christians that lead to Defiance:

1. We believe we know better than God:
We think we know best and we want to be in control of our own lives and live according to our own rules. But, unlike our biological parents, our spouse and people in our life, who were flawed, our Father God is perfect (Psalm 18:30). He is omniscient and omnipotent. “Our Lord is great, vast in power; His understanding is infinite” (Psalm 147:4). He always has our best interest in mind and He is faithful. So, why do we feel the need to be defiant?
2. We believe that God isn’t trustworthy:
We don’t think we can trust God because people have let us down. Our world is fallen and trust is often broken, but God is trustworthy. He is faithful and His Word is true. “For the word of the Lord is right, and all His work is trustworthy” (Psalm 33:4).
3. We believe that we can’t stop or prevent our defiance:
We know that we are born into sin and we use that as an excuse to live in the darkness. Rebellion is part of our sin nature. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). It is important for us to understand that God pursues and loves us in our defiance. “But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us!” (Romans 5:8). When a person accepts Jesus as Lord and Savior, that person is forgiven for all acts of rebellion. The person becomes a new creation. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look new things have come” (2 Corinthians 5:17). The Holy Spirit continues to change us from the inside out making us less rebellious and more like Jesus. The follower of Christ recognizes God’s love and mercy and responds in obedience to God’s Word.
4. We believe we can follow Jesus and be our own god:
Many of us say we are followers of Christ, but we live in defiance. God’s Word isn’t the absolute authority in our lives. Many believers live anyway they choose, despite the direction from God’s Word. Our lives do not line up with Scripture We say we trust Jesus, but we do whatever we want and live in sin. Living a lifestyle that isn’t in line with the Bible is living in defiance to God. We aren’t talking about people who are tempted and fail, but seek the Lord’s forgiveness. If we ask for forgiveness, He is faithful to forgive. But the Apostle Paul said that we shouldn’t keep sinning in order to receive more grace. When we fail, we must ask for forgiveness and turn totally away from that sin. We can’t live in Christ and live in a defiant lifestyle at the same time.
5. We believe it’s okay to disobey God’s Word if we have a good reason:
Many of us argue or rationalize our disobedience. We hear or read the Scripture, but we determine that some of them aren’t for us. We decide that if God knew how unreasonable people are, He wouldn’t want us to obey them. Or, we fuss about how we just can’t forgive that same person, again. And we reason that God knows that we are loving, but there is that one co-worker; God must know about him…surely, he is exempt.
Erick Bouwmeester
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