'Heaven's Citizens And Human Government'

In Romans chapters 12-16, Paul is setting out how believers are to put the gospel into practice in their everyday lives. Last week in the final section of chapter 12 we saw the call to be loving servants to those in Church and our call to be loving servants in the world. Paul finished chapter 12 by instructing disciples of Jesus Christ not to seek personal vengeance when they are wronged but rather vengeance is to be left to God. Romans 13 develops this teaching by looking at the source and role of human government and showing how Christians are to relate to it.

Main Points:

  1. The Source of Human Government
  2. The Role of Human Government
  3. The Limits of Human Government