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Question 10
Bercot’s counsel includes changing professions, moving (“When they persecute you in this city, flee to another”), and even learning to go “low-tech” to avoid digital footprints if churches must operate covertly; what concrete decisions would you need to make now (career path, schooling choices, communication habits, church practices) if you truly believed obedience to Jesus may soon cost you legal safety, reputation, or stability?
Another way to ask: If obeying Jesus might soon cost you legal safety, reputation, or stability, what changes would you need to start making now? Think about your job, schooling, communication habits, and how your church functions.

Direct Answer Bercot’s counsel points toward practical, proactive choices: avoid or exit careers likely to force participation in what you believe violates God’s law, be willing to relocate early to avoid child-custody crises, and adopt communication habits that don’t create easy “digital footprints” if persecution escalates. The concrete details will vary, but his theme is planning before you are under investigation.

Support from Transcript:

  • On work: “the answer may well be, we just have to change the profession we’re in,” and he lists fields likely pressured by sexuality/discrimination rules (certified counselors, public school teachers, professors, government officers, psychologists, psychiatrists).
  • On moving: he cites Jesus, Matthew 10:23, “When they persecute you in this city, flee to another,” adding moving may solve state/municipal conflicts.
  • On children: he urges moving “when or before laws are passed” that would criminalize how we raise/educate children, warning that fleeing after investigation can become “parental kidnapping…a felony,” with the FBI pursuing it.
  • On underground risks: he warns about “digital footprints,” advising that in sensitive times “don’t use email,” don’t communicate by cell phone, and “go low-tech.”
  • He recommends alternatives: “use a public phone,” “communicate by letter,” or “face-to-face,” because it avoids records and digital traces.
Discussion Follow-ups Which changes are easiest to start now (communication habits) and which require long lead time (career training, schooling, relocation plans)?