May 26 Honor: Honor Country Alice Drive Baptist Church Podcast

●      How can we honor our country, with all its success and failures, while living as kingdom citizens?

●      Romans 12:1- I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

●     Your most important citizenship is in God’s Kingdom.

●    13 Let everyone be subject to the governing
authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right
and you will be commended. 4 For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be
afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.

●      Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, there is no authority except that which God has
established. Romans 13:1

●      whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so
will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who
do wrong. Romans 13:2-3

●      The one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear
the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4

●      Those in authority should promote the good.

●      Proverbs 20:28: Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.

●      Those in authority should reprimand the bad.

●      Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[d] says the Lord. Romans 12:19

●      5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience. Romans 13:5

●      18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Romans 12:18 

●      6 This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. 7 Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. Romans 13:5-7

●      Is prayer the defining factor in your view of authority?

●      15 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. 16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are. 17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the
imperial tax[a] to Caesar or not?”

●      18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? 19 Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, 20 and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”21 “Caesar’s,” they replied.Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”22 When they heard this, they
were amazed. So they left him and went away. Matthew 22:15-22

●      Give to God what is His…your life!

●      Are you living as a responsible, godly citizen?

●      Do you pray faithfully for those in authority? 

●      Does your life reflect the image