Your August 11th Expository Sermon

Submitting to Sovereignty: The Christian's Call to Civic Duty (Romans 13:1-7)

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Sermon Outline: "Submitting to Sovereignty: The Christian's Call to Civic Duty"(Romans 13:1-7

Introduction

• Brief overview of the historical context of Romans

• Paul's purpose in writing this section on civil obedience

I. The Principle of Submission (v. 1a)

• The Command: "Let every person be subject to the governing authorities"

• The Comprehensiveness: "every person"

• The Concept: What does it mean to "be subject"?

II. The Providence of Sovereignty (v. 1b-2)

• The Source of Authority: "For there is no authority except from God"

• The Structure of Authority: "those that exist have been instituted by God"

• The Seriousness of Resistance: "Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed"

III. The Purpose of Statecraft (v. 3-4)

• Rewarding Righteousness: "For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad"

• Restraining Rebellion: "he is God's servant for your good"

• Rendering Retribution: "he does not bear the sword in vain"

IV. The Persuasion for Submission (v. 5)

• External Motivation: "because of wrath"

• Internal Motivation: "but also for the sake of conscience"

V. The Practice of Stewardship (v. 6-7)

• The Reason for Taxes: "the authorities are ministers of God"

• The Responsibilities of Citizens:

1. Pay taxes

2. Pay revenue

3. Respect authority

4. Honor leadership

Conclusion

• Recap of the main points

• Application for contemporary Christians

• Call to action: How can we live out these principles in our current political climate?

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