Road Through Romans: Romans 13. Christians and Government

First Baptist Rocky Top Tennessee · Aug 10, 2025 · 29m

What does faithful citizenship look like when leaders are flawed and cultures shift? In this message from Romans 13, we explore how God’s sovereignty stands behind every earthly authority, why Christians honor government as an expression of honoring God, and when obedience to Christ requires gracious civil disobedience. Paul then moves from taxes to a different kind of debt—the ongoing debt of love—and calls us to wake from spiritual sleep, cast off the works of darkness, and “put on the Lord Jesus Christ.” We close with Jesus’ brilliant answer, “Render to Caesar… and to God,” and the deeper…