God, The Government, and Me
Romans 13:1-7
I. The nature of Government.
A. Civil
government
is appart of God's purposes for the world
(1-2)
The 3 Institutes
God Established.
1. The Family. Gen. 2:18-25
2. The Church. (Acts 2)
3. The Government. (Rom. 13:1-7)
B. Government
leaders
are servants of God. (3-4)
C. Civil Gov't is
only temporary. (I Cor. 15:24)
II. The purposes of Gov't.
A. To protect human
life. (Gen.9:6; Ex. 20:13)
B. To protect
personal and property rights. (Ex. 20:14-17)
C. To handle
disputes between people. (Deut. 1:12-17)
D. To punish
lawbreakers. (Rom. 13:4; I Peter 2:13-15)
III. Our responsibility and relationship to
the Gov't:
A. I am a citizen of
two worlds. (Phil.3:20;Eph.2:19;Luke20:22-25)
B. My primary
obedience is to God. (Acts 4:13-20; 5:27-29; Matt. 6:33)
C. I am to obey
the law whenever possible. (Titus 3:1)
1.
Because God established it. (Rms. 13:1)
2.
Because they are for my own good. (Rms. 13:3-4)
3. To
maintain a clear conscious. (Rms. 13:5)
4. To
maintain a good testimony. (I Peter 2:13-15)
D. To pray for
public officials. (I Tim. 2:1-3)
E. I am to pay
taxes required by my gov't. (Rms. 13:67; Luke 20:25)
F. I am to
influence my gov't for good. (Matt. 5:13-16)
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