Acts 5:Acts 5:27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, 28 Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
After the newly formed Christian church was up and running, they soon began to run into turbulence and resistance from the earthly authorities because they went about preaching the Gospel, in harmony with the mandate given to all believers by Christ Himself.
The apostles and believers preached the good news of Christ our Savior, but they ran into stiff resistance from the authorities in Jerusalem, and it wasn’t long before they would be accosted, jailed, beaten, and reprimanded for obeying God’s voice.
Apparently, this was not a mere one-time incident, for they continued to be harassed, and threatened by those in authority, on account of the truths that were being presented. The preaching of present truth, in any era, is not to be dependent on whether or not the authorities in question agree, or approve of it. The commission to preach and sow beside all waters was given by God, and as such, it is to take precedence over any man-made restriction to the contrary.
Acts 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!