Our Duty Toward Personal Enemies
Never Return Evil for Evil (12:17A)
Always Respect What is Right (12:17B)
Live in Peace with Everyone (12:18)
Never Avenge Yourself (12:19)
Overcome Evil with Good (12:20–21)
The Christian’s Response to Government—Part 1: Submitting to Government |
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The Standard: Be Subject to Civil Authority
The Purpose: God’s Reasons For Our Submitting To Human Authority
Government is by Divine Decree
Resistance to Government is Rebellion Against God
Those Who Resist Government Will Be Punished
Government Serves to Restrain Evil
Government Serves to Promote Good
Rulers are Empowered by God to Inflict Punishment for Disobedience
Government Should Be Submitted to for Conscience’s Sake
The Christian’s Response to Government—Part 2: Paying Taxes |
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The Principle - For because of this you also pay taxes, (13:6a)
The Purpose - for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. (13:6b)
The Particulars - Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor. (13:7)