Indonesian Christians Defied the State—and Refused to Surrender Jesus
In Indonesia, a Christian community appealed a revoked church permit, asserting their right to worship openly. Christianity has never relied on state approval to exist. Jesus founded His church without permits, protection, or power.
The conflict reveals a deeper issue: whether faith is allowed to exist only when it is invisible. Christianity rejects that condition. Jesus did not instruct His followers to privatize belief. He sent them into the world.
Faith has always advanced not by permission, but by proclamation.
