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Romans 13:3–4 · BSB
13:3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.
13:4 For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.
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…That was God's idea. I don't care what your problem is with whoever's there, it was God's idea. And if you need the biblical scripture to help you,Romans chapter 13, verses 1 through 7. 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…
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…over nations, and the ruler of those nations. And when you get to the New Testament, it seems like the first Christians, they understood this.Romans 13:1-4, Paul would say something like, submit yourselves to rulers and obey them, and do so because these individuals are the ministers and the servants…
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…And we're praying that this sermon might help you take a next step in faith towards Jesus. Hey, let's dive into today's message together. This isRomans chapter 13, verses 1 through 7. Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities. There is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have…
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…There probably wouldn't be many hands that shoot up, right? Because overall, we all have opinions on how government runs and how it should run. ButRomans chapter 13, verses 1 through 4, it makes it clear that governing authorities, check this out, they're God's servant as an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. So…
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The word of Scripture,Romans chapter 13, verses 1 through 10. Let us hear the word of the Lord. Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those…
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…applications of what it looks like to live your life like you actually believe what he is saying is true. So this morning we're gonna pick up inRomans chapter 13, verses 1 through 7. And as you heard in the scripture reading, Paul goes into the incredibly light and incredibly exciting topic of submission to governing…
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…of criminal extent. The church has not been given the sword of civil government. It is exclusively for the civil magistrate, as Paul brings out inRomans 13, verses 1 through 7. For he, that is the civil magistrate, is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain.…
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…Samuel, and the kings of Israel and Judah. In fact, in the present era, God mediates his rule politically through human government, it says inRomans 13, verses 1 through 7. And spiritually through the church. It says in Acts 20 and in Romans 14 and Colossians 1, right? So in the millennial kingdom, the political and…
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…We are moral people, we are godly people, we are those who understand right from wrong. We have the moral law, and the Scripture teaches us inRomans 13:1-7that all moral law was instituted by God. So everything that is good came from God. But on this earth, not everyone respects what comes from God.…
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…and so if at any point your kiddo makes a noise or is loud, we encourage that. We have a saying in our church, a crying church Amen, all right.Romans 13, verses 1 through 7. If you're there, say amen, all right. Let every person be subject to governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those…
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…rule, Christians should grateful and willfully submit themselves to the authorities placed over them. INTRODUCTION This morning, we return toRomans 13:1-7in part two of now a four-part treatment of this text. Last week we studied verses one and two and I made the case that how we relate to our…
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…our website at newcityorlandocom. Thanks for listening. If you're able, please remain standing for today's scripture reading, which comes fromRomans 13, verses 1 through 7. 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…
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I do hope that you have a copy of God's Word with you this morning. Please join me in it in Romans chapter 13. Our text for today isRomans chapter 13 verses 1 through 7. Before we take a look at today's text, a very good morning to you all. If I've yet to say hi to you, I'm very glad to be back with you, and I'm…
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…up kings and puts kings down that same God is the one who institutes his servants the rulers the authorities in this day as well as we find inRomans chapter 13 verses 1 to 7let 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…
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…government and the Roman Empire was not friendly to Christians, yet he still recognized the responsibility to the Roman government. I like to readRomans 13, verses 1 through 7. Romans 13, 1 through 7. Let every person be subject to the governor. Sorry, let me start over. Let every person be subject to the governing…
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…yet risen to their destruction, and one day that actually happens. And God actually judges an entire nation. This is a big deal. Let's go back toRomans chapter 13, verses 3 through 4. We read this earlier, and I want you to understand something. Paul, I believe, when Paul wrote this, you have to know that he was very often in…
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…them into torches for his own entertainment. It would be hard to exaggerate his wickedness. And yet he is reigning when Paul writes these verses.Romans 13, verses 1 through 7. I'll read them for us now. Let every person be subject to governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist…
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…command us to do something expressly forbidden in the scripture or forbid us from doing something expressly commanded in the scripture, right? SeeRomans 13, verses 1 through 5, right? We still think we're in that place where we ought to be listening to the requests of our governor. If you have any desire to read it, I…
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…ideal, his paradigm, not the pattern of human kings. This is similar to the exhortation that we receive in the New Testament from Apostle Paul inRomans chapter 13 verses 1 to 4. It says, Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been…
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…life. Are they loving other people in a real God-centered way? Then they are rooted in God's love. And this is where Paul picks up in Romans 13.Romans 13 verses 1 through 7is about owing honor to government, being subject to God's authority. Because, listen, Paul understands we live in a fallen world. People rebel…
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