You think you have rights?

Huh.

They couldn't touch the rights that he had.

And he asked for none of them.

That's how we're a little.

As servants in the world.

Welcome to Graz to you with John MacArthur. I'm your host Phil Johnson.

It seems there are more and more restrictions on what you can and cannot say about your faith in today's culture, not just in public

schools and government settings, but even within private companies.

If evangelism isn't outright prohibited, it is often at least frowned upon.

So how do you go about telling others about Christ when that may cost you your job?

Well John MacArthur helps answer that today continuing his study

singing the Lord's song in a strange land. So follow along now as John

MacArthur begins today's lesson. First Peter, chapter 2, starting in verse 18.

Servants be submissive to your masters with all respect,

not only to those who are good and gentle,

but also to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are unreasonable.

Now here Peter moves from governmental authority, national authority, federal authority, state authority, police,

to the social order in which we work, the labor environment.

And he is saying it is very important how you conduct yourself there as well

if you're going to silence the critics and lead people to Christ and if you're going to

avoid discrediting Christianity. The mandate for submission is simply

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