Honoring our Community Authorities
Romans 13:1-7
We are to honor our community authorities because God has appointed them to their positions.
Three ways to honor our community authorities:
I. By recognizing they’ve been ____________ by God, 13:1-2.
A. God has given them their _______________, Psalm 62:11.
B. God has given them their _______________.
C. Every person is to ______________ to the authorities.
II. By recognizing they are _______________ of God, 13:3-4.
A. Punishing ______________.
B. Rewarding ______________.
III. By ______________ to their leadership, 13:5-7.
A. By ____________ them what they are due.
B. By ____________ for them, 1 Timothy 2:1-2.
We are to honor our community authorities because God has appointed them to their positions.
Three ways to honor our community authorities:
I. By recognizing they’ve been ____________ by God, 13:1-2.
A. God has given them their _______________, Psalm 62:11.
B. God has given them their _______________.
C. Every person is to ______________ to the authorities.
- The example of Jesus, Luke 2:51; Luke 20:25.
- What if I’m asked to disobey God? Acts 4:19; 5:29
II. By recognizing they are _______________ of God, 13:3-4.
A. Punishing ______________.
B. Rewarding ______________.
III. By ______________ to their leadership, 13:5-7.
A. By ____________ them what they are due.
B. By ____________ for them, 1 Timothy 2:1-2.
