Responsibly Free
1 Peter 2:11 - 17
Pastor Ben Gibson
Part of Miscellaneous Sermons
October 6, 2024

What is my responsibility to my government in my generation?

1) First, I need to know civil authority from (Romans 13:1).

2) Second, I need to know its God-given (v:14, Romans 13:3 - 4).

Its divine purpose is 2-fold:

a) To evil.

b) To righteousness.

3) Third, I need to know what to do when it .

Followers of Jesus should be marked by 5 redeemed characteristics:

a) (v. 11)

b) (v. 12 & 15)

c) (v. 13)

d) (v. 16)

e) (v. 17, see Romans 13:7)