How Should Christians Respond to the Loss of Freedoms?
Standing Firm as the World Falls: A Christian Response to the Erosion of Freedom
In an age of increasing government overreach, moral relativism, and open hostility toward Christian values, believers across the West are facing a steady erosion of their freedoms. Religious liberty, once a pillar of Western civilization, is now treated as an inconvenient relic of a bygone era. The right to publicly express Christian convictions is being curtailed under the guise of “tolerance,” and those who refuse to conform to the reigning secular orthodoxy are ridiculed, censored, or even punished.
How should Christians respond? Should we resign ourselves to the fate of cultural obscurity, hoping to practice our faith quietly in the shadows? Should we compromise with the world to maintain a modicum of peace? Or should we resist with unwavering faith, prepared to suffer for Christ?
1. Recognizing the Signs of the Times
The first step is to acknowledge reality. Too many Christians still cling to the false hope that things will “return to normal,” failing to recognize that we are living through an epochal shift. The West is not merely in decline; it is in active rebellion against God. As Isaiah warns:
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,
who put darkness for light and light for darkness” (Isaiah 5:20).
The loss of freedoms is not happening in isolation; it is part of a larger war against truth. The sexual revolution, radical individualism, and the denial of natural law are not simply social trends—they are manifestations of an anti-Christian ideology that seeks to dethrone God and enthrone man.
To respond correctly, Christians must reject the illusion of neutrality. The world is not indifferent to Christ—it hates Him (John 15:18-20). The sooner we understand this, the sooner we will realize that compromise is not an option.
2. Strengthening the Church and the Family
As public institutions fall deeper into corruption, Christians must fortify the two institutions ordained by God: the Church and the family. These are the last bastions of truth, and if they crumble, so too will our ability to resist.
The Church: Too many churches have bowed to the spirit of the age, preferring social acceptance over biblical fidelity. Pastors must return to preaching the whole counsel of God, even when it offends. Churches must not only offer Sunday worship but serve as strongholds of Christian community—centers of discipleship, education, and mutual aid.
The Family: The destruction of the family is one of the primary tactics used to weaken Christian civilization. Parents must reclaim their God-given duty to educate and form their children in righteousness. Homeschooling, classical Christian education, and intentional family discipleship are critical. A strong, faith-filled family is an act of defiance against the forces of cultural decay.
3. Practicing Civil Disobedience When Necessary
When laws and policies contradict God’s commands, Christians are not obligated to obey them. The Apostles themselves declared:
“We must obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29).
Throughout history, faithful believers have refused to bow to unjust rulers. The early Christians defied Rome’s demand to worship Caesar. The Reformers refused to submit to corrupt ecclesiastical authorities. In modern times, Christians behind the Iron Curtain secretly gathered to worship despite government prohibitions.
This does not mean seeking out conflict for its own sake, nor does it justify violence. But it does mean standing firm when pressured to deny biblical truth. Whether it be refusing to use false pronouns, keeping churches open despite lockdowns, or rejecting indoctrination in schools, Christians must be prepared to suffer for obedience to Christ.
4. Building Parallel Christian Societies
As Western institutions become increasingly hostile, Christians must begin constructing parallel systems that allow for the free exercise of faith. This includes:
Christian Schools & Homeschool Networks – Protecting children from state propaganda and ensuring they receive a Christ-centered education.
Christian Businesses & Economies – Supporting faithful enterprises that resist the demands of woke ideology.
Christian Media & Platforms – Creating alternatives to mainstream outlets that distort truth and silence believers.
Christian Community & Mutual Aid – Forming local networks to support one another through persecution, financial hardship, or legal battles.
This is not retreat; it is strategic resistance. When pagan Rome collapsed, it was Christian monks, scholars, and families who preserved knowledge and rebuilt civilization. The same calling now falls to us.
5. Cultivating the Virtues of Martyrs
Ultimately, our greatest weapon is not political power or cultural influence, but holiness. The early Church did not conquer Rome with armies, but with faithfulness unto death. The loss of freedoms should not drive us to despair, but to a renewed commitment to Christ.
“Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matthew 10:28).
We must pray for the courage of the martyrs, the wisdom of the saints, and the endurance of the early Christians. We must be willing to lose everything for Christ—our jobs, our reputations, even our lives—knowing that in the end, the victory belongs to God.
Conclusion: The Time for Lukewarm Christianity is Over
The age of comfortable Christianity is ending. The cost of discipleship is rising, and every believer must decide: will we conform to the world, or will we take up our cross and follow Christ?
There is no middle ground. Either we resist the forces of darkness with faith, courage, and love, or we will be swept away by them. But let us take heart, for our Lord has already told us the outcome:
“In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
Let us then press forward with unwavering faith, ready to defend the truth, strengthen our families, and prepare the way for the renewal of Christian civilization.
Both Houses of Parliament and every State is prevented from making Religious Laws or Laws overthrowing the laws of the Christian Bible/Royal Law.
Section 116 of the Australian Constitution prohibits the Commonwealth from making laws that establish a religion, impose religious observances, or prohibit the free exercise of any religion, and it also prevents religious tests for holding office under the Commonwealth.
In Australia, if a valid Commonwealth law is inconsistent with a State law, the Commonwealth law prevails, and the State law is invalid to the extent of the inconsistency, as stated in Section 109 of the Constitution
The Commonwealth of Australia's Constitution, in section 51, grants the Commonwealth Parliament the power to make laws for "the peace, order, and good government of the Commonwealth,"
Section 117 of the Australian Constitution?
Rights of residents in States. A subject of the Queen, resident in any State, shall not be subject in any other State to any disability or discrimination which would not be equally applicable to him if he were a subject of the Queen resident in such other State.
Inventing such dangerous discrimination laws opposing the ad-ministering of Peace, Order and Good that too of the Royal Law (King James Bible) is really causing a Constitutional Crisis and also a void null nothing..
Exodus 21:22-25
King James Version
If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
Now, Science the apparent Godless Religion of Theories that are almost always short of Law, again of most if not all shades of Greens has also proven these aborted children already have everything we have except a very loud voice and vote in English they have ears eyes beating hearts a brain kidneys and are more than just attached to their Mother and vice versa they smile laugh and also cry and can feel pain discomfort and love... there is an emotional, spiritual connection that when broken by even miscarriage or still birth carries a major loss and depression and life long empty questions and cruel consequences they its Mother lives with if she can overcome her loss not ever forgetting the pain and overwhelming vacant depression and unnatural cruel emptiness.. If you don't know this and agree ask your own Mother, Wife, Sister, Aunty, Daughter or Niece...
Abortion its not a procedure its really an execution that the State refuses to adopt for our most high criminals caught red handed that cost the community Billions to accommodate annually. How do Politicians begin to explain and even reconcile that ridiculous hypocrisy ?
These Politicians would release the Highest Criminal and do and yet condemn the most innocent !
Is it not evil that a Politician representing his Christian Electors would legislate and give orders to destroy any harmless innocent and yet regard our most dangerous demented evil criminals more endangered and protected than their other most favourited protected species sharks crocodiles and snakes ?
Furthermore, there is the possibility that Christian hospitals and Christian Doctors and Nurses could be compelled by the NSW Health minister to provide abortions, regardless of their ethical stance.
It is alarming to see how abortion access is expanding that too euthanasia statewide, without proper consideration for the risks it poses to the safety and mental health of parent's, sisters and mothers/women.
The recent review by NSW Health into abortion services in hospitals advised against changes to "conscientious objection" highlighting the importance of respecting the Christian beliefs of healthcare providers and their Christian Employees.
"To act against the mind is madness"
So for the State to force its Doctors and Nurses to act against their God given conscience mind creates duress which is unlawful and a form of mad evil torture that itself creates depression, suicide, anxiety and is really a Crime that has consequences that Parliament should consider also in part as their Employer...if not their Representative acting out their personal democratic votes and beliefs for and in democratic union with them and in their good names.
Considering the Citizen cant even choose to not wear a seatbelt and here its potentially ordering and demanding the same Citizen to cut up or destroy a living child because its mother doesn't want to carry it full term and the State refuses to adopt it to hundreds of thousands of willing childless mothers.
I strongly urge you to oppose ALL anti Christian bills and prevent their passage.
Very surprised to read this strong content but happy about it. There are many Christians speaking about these matters. Christ left spiritual weapons to be used by His church, His people. These weapons are invisible but rely totally on the power of God Himself, His Holy Name and His Holy Face - " Lord show us your face and we shall be saved". We need to respond as the early Christians responded. Scripture itself will equp us with words from God to move God.