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On Rebellion

My father-in-law has been complaining that we have not been updating this blog enough. While I surely have many things I can, and will, blog about, this morning I am going to actually respond to his own blog. Mostly because my response is lengthy. So you may wish to read his blog entry on authority in order to fully appreciate this post. However, if you don't want to do that, hopefully I'll be able to relate the most salient point to which I shall respond. My mother-in-law apparently claims her husband is a rebel. He disagrees with this claim, and paraphrases Proverbs 17:11, claiming that "only evil men seek rebellion." This is where I find I must protest. Proverbs 17:11 reads "An evil man seeketh only rebellion" - this is different from saying "only evil men seek rebellion." The implication in the latter is that rebellion is brought about only by evil, whereas the former says that evil seeks nothing but rebellion. The difference is key. To claim