Submission To The Government - 1 Peter (Part 12)

Submission to government … • does not mean unquestioning obedience “So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.”” (Acts 4:18-20 ESV) Submission to government … • does not mean unquestioning obedience • does not make me an inferior person “And he [Jesus] went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.” (Luke 2:51 ESV) Submission to government … • does not mean unquestioning obedience • does not make me an inferior person • does not require my full agreement or trust Abounding in good works by being … • visible and available • watchful and thoughtful • selfless and sacrificial