Christian Citizen
Our Biblical Duties
The Christian Honors Man and Reverences God
November 5, 2017 • Roger Skepple
A Historical Anthology of Great Historical Figures Figure #3: Lesser Lights The Christian Citizen (Part 3) I. Duty #1: His Duty to Regulate Himself (2:13-15) A. The Nature of His Duty: Submission (2:13a1-2) B. The Direction of His Duty: Human Government (2:13a7-10) (a) C. The Motivation of His Duty: God (2:13a3-6) D. The Direction of His Duty: Human Government (2:13b-14) (b) E. The Purpose of His Duty: Testimony (2:15) II. Duty #2: His Duty to Represent God (2:16) A. The Believer’s Identity (2:16a) B. The Believer’s Genuineness (2:16b) C. The Believer’s Responsibility (2:16c) III. Duty #3: His Duty to Respect (2:17) A. Respecting All Mankind (2:17a) ● honor price paid, value B. Loving the Church (2:17b) ● brotherhood physical brotherhood; spiritual brotherhood ● love an affection which values its object and expresses itself in self-sacrificial action C. Reverencing God (2:17c) ● fear to flee, intense concern over danger; reverence, awe, or respect D. Respecting the Government (2:17d) Important points of Application: 1) Think biblically rather than politically 2) Trust the gospel rather than mankind 3) God expects your obedience, He does not need your protection 4) Submitting to your government, does not mean you are to agree with your government 5) If you choose to protest do so biblically, rather than perversely ● Do not violate a specific command of God ● Obey all directives given by the government and its representatives when protesting ● Do not covenant with anti-Christian, anti-biblical groups 2 ● Do not join in or engage with protesting that breaks the law ● Place your hope in the gospel and not activism and protesting
The Christian is God's Representative
October 22, 2017 • Roger Skepple
Sermon Outline A Historical Anthology of Great Historical Figures Figure #3: Lesser Lights The Christian Citizen (Part 2) The Background of Peter’s Letter The Christian Citizen (Part 1) I. Duty #1: His Duty to Regulate Himself (2:13-15) A. The Nature of His Duty: Submission (2:13a1-2) B. The Direction of His Duty: Human Government (2:13a7-10) (a) C. The Motivation of His Duty: God (2:13a3-6) D. The Direction of His Duty: Human Government (2:13b-14) (b) E. The Purpose of His Duty: Testimony (2:15) Some Concerns Based on Part 1 I. Duty #1: His Duty to Regulate Himself (2:13-15) II. Duty #2: His Duty to Represent God (2:16) A. The Believer’s Identity (2:16a) 1. Definition: The Nature of Our Freedom 2. Implication: The Way We Define Ourselves 3. Application: The Anomalous Character of Christianity B. The Believer’s Genuineness (2:16b) C. The Believer’s Responsibility (2:16c) 1. Defining the Term ● bondslave slave, born bondman, slavish or servile 2. Contrasting the Term 3. Using the Term
The Christian Submits to Authority
October 15, 2017 • Roger Skepple
Message Outline: A Historical Anthology of Great Historical Figures Figure #3: Lesser Lights The Christian Citizen (Part 1) 1 Peter 2:13-17 The Reformation and the State The Background of 1 Peter ● The Author ● The Situation ● The Context I. Duty #1: His Duty to Regulate Himself (2:13-15) A. The Nature of His Duty: Submission (2:13a1-2) ● submit to place under, to affix, to subordinate B. The Direction of His Duty: Human Government (2:13a7-10) (a) C. The Motivation of His Duty: God (2:13a3-6) D. The Direction of His Duty: Human Government (2:13b-14) (b) 1. The Manifestation of the Institution (2:13b-14) a. The National Government (2:13b) ● authority to tower over something else, to exceed or rise above something, to overtop it b. The Local Government (2:141-7) 2. The Purpose of the Institution (2:148-20) a. The Need for Law and Order b. The Means to Law and Order E. The Purpose of His Duty: Testimony (2:15) 1. The Nature of This Purpose (2:15a) 2. The Statement of This Purpose (2:15b)