For Heavens Sake-Pt. II
Righteousness of God revealed - Book of Romans • Sermon • Submitted • Presented • 46:03
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Be subject to
Be subject to
Be, every person is to “be” in subjection.
1 Everyone must submit to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist are instituted by God.
Chapter 12, Paul “urges” chapter 13 Paul “commands.”
The command is given in the form of being in subjection, submission to the governing authorities. To God’s established government. For there is no authority except from God.
Biblical examples of God established, given authority (Dan2:21, 2:36-38, 39-44)
21 “It is He who changes the times and the epochs; He removes kings and establishes kings; He gives wisdom to wise men And knowledge to men of understanding.
Then there is
36 “This was the dream; now we will tell its interpretation before the king. 37 “You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength and the glory;
38 and wherever the sons of men dwell, or the beasts of the field, or the birds of the sky, He has given them into your hand and has caused you to rule over them all. You are the head of gold.
Then there will be other (Dan2:39-43) until the eternal one
44 And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
God establishes; God God takes down both kings and kingdoms to accomplish His will. His good and perfect will.
Protest (insert picture here)
(Transition) Paul refutes rebelling against the established government that God established. Maybe you remember back to the times of “fight the machine.” when people protested our government and our involvement in Vietnam, or other times in the religious wars.
What?
What?
Basically we have looked at the who, “every person” now we will look at the what.
We have read the text, so not going to read it again, at least not now.
Why? this is for wraths sake, so we have no fear of wrath. (consider Act17:24-28)
Summarize it
Act17:24-26 “24 “The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; 25 nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things; 26 and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,” act17:27-28
REBELLING AGAINST GOD POWERPOINT INSERTED HERE ALREADY
God created, but does not control, other examples. God created and gave dominion in the garden, gave them dominion and authority, but they did not do right and suffered the consequences of it. Nebuchadnezzar rebelled and lived as an animal for 7-years.
To rebel against God given government, God given authority is to rebel against God, to resist God.
God gave the government a sword (v.4) for those who do evil.
Keep in mind that this was written in a time of Roman rule and Roman government and they could execute those who rebelled against Rome.
To those who do capital crimes today, could face capital punishment today, in some places.
The government is the avenger to those who do evil.
God given government, with God given authority may not always act in God pleasing ways.
Now sometimes it is hard to respect the man, but we must respect the office.
Why
Why
Who, what, now we look at why. Actually there will be a few why, this is the first. Why? for conscience sake.
5 Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing.
7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.
Maybe it is a general question, but what does conscience mean?
(N): an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior.
Paul talked about having a clear conscience (2Tim1:3)
To the Christian in Roman and to the Christian today figuratively we too have a conscience and and need to adhere to a good conscience in submission to the government.
Christians are to serve, be in submission to the Government with a good conscience except when it is contrary to God’s word of course.
What would be an example of something contrary to God’s word that the Christian could not submit to the Government in good conscience?
Biblical example (Act5:27-32)
27 When they had brought them, they stood them before the Council. The high priest questioned them,
28 saying, “We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.”
29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men. 30 “The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had put to death by hanging Him on a cross.
31 “He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
32 “And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
Why would the apostles in good conscience not obey the government here?
One more scripture and we will need to stop today, we will pick up here next week.
Speaking of conscience it is at our baptism we appeal for a good, a clear conscience (1Pt3:21)
21 Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
(prayer)
I think it best to quickly look back so we can look to our passage. (Rom13:1-7)
1 Every person 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.
2 Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.
3 For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;
4 for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.
5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience’ sake. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.
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We as Christians are to be in subjection to the government.
For they are established by God
We may not respect the man, but we need to respect the office
Or suffer the wrath of God
God gave us a conscience and we need to follow the government
In good conscience unless it is against it is contrary to God’s law, we are to serve, obey with a clear conscience.
We are to do it not just out of fear of wrath, but for we know it is the right thing to do.
We know it is right to pay our taxes, we don’t like it, but we do it with a good conscience.
(Transition) This now leads us to our passage this morning, so be sure your bible is open.
Why? For Loves Sake? (Rom13:8-10)
8 Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 9 For this, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Have you heard love covers a multitude of sins (1Pt4:8)? Do you think that would include rebelling against our government?
Love keeps no record of wrong (1Cor13:5); love is the fulfillment of the law (Rom13:8-10)
Owing nothing does not mean never lend or borrow, but it does mean with a clear conscience you are to pay back. If you love your neighbor you will pay your neighbor back .
(Transition) the final appeal by Paul is to the lord himself. The Law cannot change a heart, it is only by God’s grace a heart can be changed. So the final appeal is for Jesus sake.
Why? For Jesus sake (Rom13:11-14)
11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed. 12 The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
13 Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.
What did Paul know? He knew the day of the Lord was coming and gave some admonishments to the fact of it.
To wake up - (1The4:1-11; Mt25:1-13)
You have received instructions, so wake up and walk in them and please God; do this, don’t do that (1the4:1-11 passage); oh, and do it while attending to your own business and do it while living a quiet life.
Be prepared for you do not know when the bridegroom is going to come, don’t be a fool, be prepared, be ready for you do not know the hour or the day. (Mt25:1-13 passage)
Clean up - (1Jn2:23-3:3)
Don’t deny, remain in the truth, do not draw back from Him in shame, hold onto the hope, and everyone who has this hope purified himself just as he himself is pure
Now it is to put on (Rom13:14)
14 But take up the weapons of the Lord Jesus Christ, and stop paying attention to your sinful nature and satisfying its desires.
Take up the weapons, put on the lord, make no provision for the flesh, give no attention to the sinful desires, the sinful nature of the flesh, its lusts. For heavens sake!
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