Scott Palmer - Being a Good Citizen - Unashamed – Part 52

Being a Good Citizen
Unashamed – Part 52
April 7, 2024
Romans 13:1-7

The Attitude of a Christian Citizen

1.   _________________________.

“Submit to every human authority because of the Lord, whether to the emperor as the supreme authority or to governors as those sent out by him to punish those who do what is evil and to praise those who do what is good.”   I Peter 2:13-14 (CSB)

2.   Respect through ________________________________.

“’Show me the coin used for the tax.’ They brought Him a denarius. ‘Whose image and inscription is this?’ He asked them. ‘Caesar’s,’ they said to Him. Then He said to them, ‘Give, then, to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.’ When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.” Matthew 22:19-22 (CSB)

“And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, saying, ‘We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us.’ But Peter and the apostles answered, ‘We must obey God rather than men.’” Acts 5:27-29 (ESV)

3.   Respect by ________________________________.

“For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.” I Peter 2:15-16 (ESV)

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”   Matthew 5:14-16 (ESV)