Sanctified Civic Duty - Part 2
Romans 13:1 - 7
Pastor Ben Gibson
Part of Romans
September 10, 2021

What is God’s purpose for civil government (Romans 13:4)?

To punish

To promote

Where has civil government gone wrong?

By seeking to

its citizens, rather than them (Exodus 1:15 - 2:1)

By supplanting

as the provider for its citizens (Daniel 3)

How do we respond?

We are to be

(Romans 13:1, 1 Peter 2:13)

We submit in

(1 Peter 2:16)

With role appropriate

(Romans 13:7, 1 Peter 2:13 & 14)

By shining our gospel

(Romans 12:21, 1 Peter 2:15, c.f. Matthew 5:16)

When called for,

(1 Peter 2:19 & 20)