Romans 13:1-14

How to Live in This World

I. As a Peacemaker - Romans 12:18

A. Living in the realm of conquering love- Matt. 5:38-48

1. Learning to melt others' hardness with love - Rom. 12:17-21; 13:8-10

B. Living under God's government - Rom. 13:1-7

1. As a submissive person with a proper attitude - Rom. 13:1

a) Submissive to government as a testimony - Rom. 13:1-2; Titus 3:1-8

b) Submissive to human institutions as a testimony - 1 Pet. 2:13-17

c) Submissive to parents - Luke 2:51

d) Submissive to masters as a testimony - Titus 2:9-10; Eph. 6:5-8

e) Submissive to one another - Eph. 5:21-22; Col. 3:18

f) Submissive to the serving saints - 1 Cor. 16:15-16

g) Submissive to experience God - 1 Pet. 2:18-25; 3:1-6

h) Submissive to deal with pride and experience grace - 1 Pet. 5:5-6

i) The difference between submission and obedience - Acts 4:19-20; 5:29

(1) Examples

(a) Moses and the midwives - Heb . 11:23; Exo. 1:17

(b) Daniel and the three Hebrew young men - Dan. 6:10;
3:17-18

2. As a person with the divine view of authority - Rom. 13:2-4

a) Seeing God's sovereignty over human affairs - Rom. 13:1-2

b) Understanding the reason for authority - Rom. 13:3-4 (cf. Gen. 9:5-7)

c) The principle of authority in the universe - Jude 8-10; 1 Cor. 11:10

d) Being submissive to authority and the requirement of our inner life
- Rom. 13:5

e) The divine view of our daily life and responsibilities - Rom. 13:6-8;
Eph. 6:5-8

II. As a Becoming Person - Romans 13:11-14

A. Awakened to the time we're living in - Rom. 13:11-12

B. A becoming life with a testimony to the Lord both in our actions and our attitude
- Rom. 13:13

C. An aggressive and positive living that leaves no space for anything else but Christ
- Rom. 13:14