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Good evening church
Please turn your Bibles to
As we continue our study of the Book of Romans
This chapter’s first half will focus on the hard truth of surrendering and how that relates to the government
The chapter’s second half will focus on the power of love and our short time remaining on earth
Opening Prayer
Before we dive into the text...Please join me one more time in prayer before we start
Reading:
Verse 1: Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities.
“be in subjection” means in Greek a soldier’s absolute obedience to his superior officer
Scripture makes one exception to this command
When obedience to civil authority would require disobedience to God’s Word
“governing authorities” refers to every position of civil authority
And that is without regard to competency, morality, reasonableness, or any other caveat
So, this verse is as clear as it sounds
That is the government under Trump
And that is the government under Obama
That is the government under George Washington
And That is the government under Hitler
And the type government is a condition
Do you know who was in power when Paul wrote this?
Nero
Who is Nero?
I’m glad you asked
Nero was the emperor who tried to blame Christians for a huge fire that broke out
This was called the Great Fire of Rome
The city burned for 6 days before it was brought under control
However, the fire was reignited and then burned for another 3 days
Two thirds of Rome was destroyed
Rumor has it the Nero was the one who started the fire himself to make room for a new palace
But he needed someone to blame so he picked the Christians
Do you know how Christians reacted to Nero?
They followed Paul’s writing's and the teaching of Jesus
They did not pay back violence with violence
Christians where hunted down
They where used during gladiator matches, being feed to lions
They where tied to the poles and light on fire to light up Nero’s garden
Paul was eventually beheaded under the orders of Nero
Paul was eventually
When Paul wrote these words, inspired by the Holy Spirit in mid 50 AD
He was no hypocrite 10 years later when Roman persecution under Nero started
He was obedient to God and His command
Shouldn’t we be obedient too
Being persecuted is no excuse to violently react
Don’t forget what Jesus said when Peter used his sword in
Jesus didn’t resist the government
The apostles didn’t resist the government
The
And we shouldn’t resist the government
When we are persecuted, that is our time to show others Christ-like love
(cont.)
Verse 1: For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.
Human government’s authority derives from and is defined by God
Every aperson is to be in subjection to the governing authorities.
For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.
He instituted human government to reward good and to restrain sin in an evil, fallen world
All who hold a position of authority is given that authority by God
Whether they are a beloved President or an evil Dictator
God is the one who placed them there
Don’t forget what Jesus said in
God has His purpose for Joseph Stalin and He has His purpose for Winston Churchill
God has His purpose for Pharaoh and He has His purpose for Moses
God has His purpose for a righteous preacher and He has His purpose for a false prophet
We have a completely sovereign God
Keep this in mind
,
Stop worrying about who is ruling over you because Jesus rules over all
Jesus said in
Jesus is the King of Kings
Verse 2:Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God;
The reality of resisting authority is opposing the very ordinance of God
We show a lack of trust in God and a full sense of pride when we resist authority
If we really trust God, then we know God will handle all those in authority
He will rise them up when He wants them to rise up
And He will knock them down when He wants to
Our job is to pray and obey
The only time we do not follow the law of the land is if it violates God’s law
Daniel continued to pray to God when it was illegal
The apostles continued to preach when the Jewish authority told them to stop
But anything outside of this is violating God’s command
(cont.)
Verse 2: And they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.
The price of violating this command is to bring condemnation to oneself
Why such strong words?
If you can’t surrender to authority, to someone you can see in the flesh...
Chances are you will not surrender to God, whom you can’t see
You see, the reason we don’t surrender to authority
Is that we have not yet surrendered to God
Because if we genuinely did surrender to God
We would be faithfully following this command
Verse 3: For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil.
If we are obedient to God’s Word, then we will live lives that reflect good behavior
If we display good behavior we will not have fear of government authority punishing us
It is wicked people who have broken varies laws that are in constant fear of the government
If the government is unfair and ungodly then we still have no fear for God will be with us
Even if a government is unfair and ungodly, a wicked person has no guaranteed protection from God
(cont.)
Verse 3: Do you want to have no fear of authority?
Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;
Remember authority is not just the government
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