#66 - Christianity 101 - Romans 13

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 1 May 2008

⏱️ 13 minutes

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This episode is part fifteen in a study on Paul’s letter to Romans. Paul basically tells us that we are not the center of the universe and that we…

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0:00.0	The Bible Study Podcast, episode 66. This is the 15th episode in a series on the Book of Romans. I'm titled Christianity 101.
0:18.6	Welcome to the Bible study podcast and to this study on the book of Romans. We continue this
0:23.8	particular series with Romans 13, and I'll just jump right in today. Paul writes, everyone must
0:31.1	submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has
0:35.9	established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
0:40.4	Consequently, he who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted,
0:45.8	and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
0:49.3	For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong.
0:57.1	Do you want to be free from fear from the one in authority? Then do what is right, and he will commend you. For he is God's servant to do you
1:02.6	good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant,
1:09.3	an agent of wrath, to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.
1:13.3	Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of the possible
1:17.4	punishment, but also because of conscience. This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities
1:22.9	are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. Give everyone what you owe him.
1:28.7	If you owe taxes, pay taxes.
1:30.9	If revenue, then revenue.
1:32.5	If respect, then respect.
1:34.5	If honor, then honor.
1:38.3	This is a section of the Bible here in Romans that is generally seems fairly straightforward.
1:48.1	And in most everyday situations, I think most people have no problem with it.
1:54.1	But it has pushed the bounds of our understanding of what it means to be a Christian at times.
2:00.8	And so let's look at this in a little more detail.
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