Sermon outline
- Review
- Government exists to promote Good (Rom 13:3-4)
- Paul is talking about Rulers civil and religious (Mt 9:18, Lk 24:20, 12:58, Act 16:19, Mt 20:25)
- Hold no terror
- For those who do right
- ‘Right’ and ‘Good’ (HC 91)
- Do what is right and he will commend you (2Cor 8:18, Phil 4:8)
- Government exists to Punish Evil (Rom 13:3-4)
- Because we are sinners (Gen 4:23, Jud 21:25)
- Fear of Punishment
- To bear the sword
- Punishment on the wrongdoer
- There is a crucial thing to understand here that is being forgotten in our society.
- shouldn’t be punishing thoughts and ideas, but actual deeds of wickedness.
- 2nd crucial thing to understand: Good vs. Evil (Dt 30:15, Isa 5:20)
- There is a crucial thing to understand here that is being forgotten in our society.
- Government is a divine servant
- Government exists to promote Good and defend against injustice
- How does Jesus fit into all of this? (Isa 9:6-7, Ps 2:12)
- Conclusion
- People of God, we live under a Kingdom whose govt will always be administered for our benefit.
- The more we allow that kingdom to permeate our heart and transform our mind, the more our world will be transformed.
- But regardless of our part in the process, never forget that King Jesus reigns in righteousness and justice.
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