Fear God, Not Government

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🗓️ 3 November 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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While God’s Word tells us to honor our government leaders, it is also clear that God alone is worthy of our fear and reverence. The One who created all things and to whom we must give an account as our just Judge is not to be treated lightly. In this message from Peter 2:13–17, David Platt urges to hear the repeated refrain of Scripture, “Fear God!” For followers of Christ, this fear gives us confidence in the face of every earthly fear that we might have. It is God, not worldly leaders and g...

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0:00.0	Today is Monday, November 2nd, 2020, and tomorrow, November 3rd is election day here in the United States.
0:09.6	Some 90 million Americans have already cast their ballot in the presidential election
0:14.7	and millions more will vote today and tomorrow.
0:18.0	Today's message from David Platt is nothing short of timely.
0:21.7	While God's word tells us to honor our government leaders, it is also clear
0:25.9	that God alone is worthy of our fear and our reverence. The one who created all things
0:32.0	into whom we must give an account as our just judge is not to be treated lightly.
0:37.0	Welcome to the Radical with David Platt podcast, the latest sermons from Teacher, Author, and pastor David Platt delivered weekly.
0:44.5	As always you can find thousands of more gospel-centered nation-minded resources at our website
0:49.7	Radical.net.
0:51.4	In today's message from 1st Peter Chapter 2,
0:54.0	Pastor David urges us to hear the repeated refrain of scripture,
0:58.4	Fear God.
0:59.5	For followers of Christ, this fear gives us confidence in the face of every earthly
1:04.1	fear that we might have. It is God not worldly leaders and governments who is
1:08.7	sovereign over our lives. So here's David with a sermon titled Fear God, not government from 1st
1:15.0	Peter chapter 2 verses 13 through 70. Well if you have a Bible and I hope you or
1:22.2	somebody around you does that you can look on with let me
1:24.3	invite you to open with me to 1st Peter Chapter 1. We're going to be in 1st Peter
1:29.3	2 during our time to go today but I want us to start in the first chapter.
1:35.2	And as you're turning, I want to remind you, for those of you especially online, that we now
1:41.3	have opportunities for people to gather in person here at
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