How to Be a Radical Christian

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How to Be a Radical Christian

• Romans 13
• Page 966 in Pew Bibles

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Romans 13Page 966 in Pew Bibles

• Everyone must submit to the governing
  authorities, for there is no authority except
  from God, and those that exist are instituted by
  God.

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• So then, the one who resists the authority is
  opposing Gods command, and those who oppose it
  will bring judgment on themselves.
• For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but
  to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the
  authority? Do good and you will have its approval.

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• For government is Gods servant to you for good.
  But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does
  not carry the sword for no reason. For government
  is Gods servant, an avenger that brings wrath on
  the one who does wrong.
• Therefore, you must submit, not only because of
  wrath, but also because of your conscience.

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• And for this reason you pay taxes, since the
  authorities are Gods public servants,
  continually attending to these tasks.
• Pay your obligations to everyone taxes to those
  you owe taxes, tolls to those you owe tolls,
  respect to those you owe respect, and honor to
  those you owe honor.

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• Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one
  another, for the one who loves another has
  fulfilled the law.
• The commandments
• You shall not commit adultery,
• you shall not murder,
• you shall not steal,
• you shall not covet,

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• and if there is any other commandmentall are
  summed up by this You shall love your neighbor
  as yourself.
• Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love,
  therefore, is the fulfillment of the law.
• Besides this, knowing the time, it is already
  the hour for you to wake up from sleep, for now
  our salvation is nearer than when we first
  believed.

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• The night is nearly over, and the daylight is
  near, so let us discard the deeds of darkness and
  put on the armor of light.
• Let us walk with decency, as in the daylight
  not in carousing and drunkenness not in sexual
  impurity and promiscuity not in quarreling and
  jealousy.
• But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no
  plans to satisfy the fleshly desires.

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• But If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is
  thirsty, give him something to drink. For in so
  doing you will be heaping fiery coals on his
  head.
• Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil
  with good.

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How to be a Radical Christian

• Romans 13
• Page 966 in Pew Bibles

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Radical Miriam Webster
3. a. Marked by a considerable departure from the
usual or traditional extreme b tending or
disposed to make extreme changes in existing
views, habits, conditions, or institutions
c of, relating to, or constituting a political
group associated with views, practices, and
policies of extreme change d advocating extreme
measures to retain or restore a political state
of affairs ltthe radical rightgt
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A Radical Commitment

• 121-2 Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of
  God, I urge you to present your bodies as a
  living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God this
  is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed
  to this age, but be transformed by the renewing
  of your mind

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So what kind of radicals are we?How do we relate
to the government?How do we relate to the world
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How Christians Should Relate to Government

• As Divinely Instituted by God
• Vs. 1 Everyone must submit to the governing
  authorities, for there is no authority except
  from God, and those that exist are instituted by
  God.

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• Without Rebellion
• Vs. 2 So then, the one who resists the
  authority is opposing Gods command, and those
  who oppose it will bring judgment on themselves.

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• Recognizing Government is Sanctioned by God to
  Use Lethal Force
• Vs. 4 For government is Gods servant to you
  for good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because
  it does not carry the sword for no reason

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• Recognizing Government is Authorized to Punish,
  Not Just Rehabilitate
• Vs. 4 For government is Gods servant, an
  avenger that brings wrath on the one who does
  wrong.

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• Paying Your Taxes
• Vs. 7 Pay your obligations to everyone taxes
  to those you owe taxes, tolls to those you owe
  tolls...

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• Showing Appropriate Respect for its Officers
• Vs. 6 the authorities are Gods public
  servants, continually attending to these tasks.
• Vs. 7 Pay your obligations to everyone
  respect to those you owe respect, and honor to
  those you owe honor.

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• An Additional Factor In a Democratic Republic,
  There is a Sense in Which We Are the Government
• Vs. 6 the authorities are Gods public
  servants, continually attending to these tasks.
• Yes! The individual Christian should take
  Biblical values into the voting booth.

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Our Attitude Toward the World Around Us

• Vs. 8 Do not owe anyone anything, except to
  love one another

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• Vs. 8-9 For the one who loves another has
  fulfilled the law. The commandments
• You shall not commit adultery,
• you shall not murder,
• you shall not steal,
• you shall not covet,
• and if there is any other commandmentall are
  summed up by this You shall love your neighbor
  as yourself.

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• Vs. 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love,
  therefore, is the fulfillment of the law.

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The Late Hour Calls Us to a Radical Life

• Vs. 11 Besides this, knowing the time, it is
  already the hour for you to wake up from sleep,
  for now our salvation is nearer than when we
  first believed.

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• The Late Time Calls Us to a Radically Holy Life
• Vs. 12-13 The night is nearly over, and the
  daylight is near, so let us discard the deeds of
  darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us
  walk with decency, as in the daylight not in
  carousing and drunkenness not in sexual impurity
  and promiscuity not in quarreling and jealousy.

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• We Have to Be Careful Not to Set Ourselves Up for
  a Fall
• Vs. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and
  make no plans to satisfy the fleshly desires.
• ESV make no provision for the flesh

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