Romans 13:1-7
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Sproul, R. C. The Gospel of God: An Exposition of Romans. Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 1994.
Sproul, R. C. The Gospel of God: An Exposition of Romans. Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 1994.
Sproul, R. C. The Gospel of God: An Exposition of Romans. Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 1994.
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Why you should obey your parents… authority…
How should you act toward others at school…
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Hillary Clinton
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1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 4 for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. 8 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. 11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. 12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 4 for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 4 for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
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Romans 13.1-7
every person = all of us / you
subject = submissive to
governing = with ability to rule and implement coercion
because God put them there
V2
resist them = resist God = judgement
what about bad authority?
19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
1 Pet
All authority is by God’s authority.
15 By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just; 16 by me princes rule, and nobles, all who govern justly.
1 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.
5 “It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever it seems right to me. 6 Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant, and I have given him also the beasts of the field to serve him. 7 All the nations shall serve him and his son and his grandson, until the time of his own land comes. Then many nations and great kings shall make him their slave.
21 He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;
Why do we have this authority?
Aquinas
Augustine
What about bad authority?
God appointed =/= God glorifying necessarily
V3
how they are supposed to function… the problem...
why be afraid… why expect approval…
V4
they are God’s servants!!
for your good!!
bearing the sword?
an avenger? = what about ?
6 that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.
Why we must subject to God’s appointed authority.
What does it mean to bear the sword?
War
Capital Punishment
Wrath
Conscience
V5
why we are subjected?
God’s wrath...
conscience…
Why we must subject to God’s appointed authority.
What does it mean to bear the sword?
War
Capital Punishment
Wrath
Conscience
V6
why we pay taxes?
ministers of God
V7
Therefore give what is due!!
How we are to be subject to God’s appointed authority.
Obedience to man
Taxation / Revenue / Respect / Honor
= Jesus - to Caesar what is his to God what is his.
Obedience to God
= We must obey God rather then men.
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All authority is by God’s authority.
15 By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just; 16 by me princes rule, and nobles, all who govern justly.
Pro
1 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.
5 “It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever it seems right to me. 6 Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant, and I have given him also the beasts of the field to serve him. 7 All the nations shall serve him and his son and his grandson, until the time of his own land comes. Then many nations and great kings shall make him their slave.
21 He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;
Why do we have this authority?
Aquinas
Augustine
What about bad authority?
God appointed =/= God glorifying necessarily
What does it mean to bear the sword?
War
Capital Punishment
Why we must subject to God’s appointed authority.
What does it mean to bear the sword?
War
God appointed
War
Capital Punishment
Wrath
Conscience
How we are to be subject to God’s appointed authority.
Obedience to man
Taxation / Revenue / Respect / Honor
= Jesus - to Caesar what is his to God what is his.
Obedience to God
= We must obey God rather then men.
What we must do?
Why we must do it?
Governing Authorities =/= only Uncle Sam!
13 Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, 14 or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16 Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. 17 Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
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Citizen & Saints
Submit to and support your Gov. as best you can in every area you can and not in the areas you cannot!
Be a law abiding Citizen
Love your neighbor as yourself
Pay your taxes
Prepare for Christ’s Return
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