This study guide will send you through an experience few have ever engaged. It will lead you to examine in detail the many issues that need to be considered when faced with government orders that are contrary to Scripture. 

At the time of the first edition of this book, the world’s governments had encroached on the jurisdiction of the church and the family like never before. In times like that, we need to cleave to the Word of God like never before. 

Pierre Viret wrote the book that this study guide is based on to help Christians discern when to disobey and when to comply with tyrannical government orders. When civil governments become tyrants, Christians are forced to make these kinds of decisions. Viret is a helpful voice for times with encroaching government. He was no stranger to these tensions. He spent his life as a pastor under the pressure of both Protestant and Roman Catholic civil governments. These governments were hostile to the churches, which exalted the authority of Christ over the church. In these pages, you will find well-reasoned, biblically-ordered counsel for those who are forced to decide when to disobey. 

There are fifteen chapters in this book. With Bible in hand, use it as a course in case studies centered around Pierre Viret. Take each chapter as a jump-off point to consider your own situation. Use it as a personal study guide to help shape your thinking. Use it for a study group in your church. Incorporate it into your homeschooling curriculum in order to prepare your children to understand matters of church and state.