“We ought to obey God rather than men.” Acts 5:29; Exodus 1:15-20; 1 Samuel 14:44, 45; 22:17; Esther 3:1-3; 5:9; Daniel 3:15-18; 6:7-10; Acts 4:18-20. Obedience to civil rulers in such cases is sinful. Proof. 2 Kings 17:7, 8, 19; 1 Kings 12:28-30. FT 76.3