Romans 13:1-7 p1

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Resisted. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Governing authority is not a terror of godliness 13:3-4</B></div> <bR> <div> 1 Peter 3:12-14</div> <div> Two rules for living</div> <div> Do what you say you're going to do</div> <div> Don't infringe on others.</div> <div> What if the governing authority is not of God?</div> <div> Deuteronomy 17:18-20; 2 Chronicles 19:6; Psalm 132:11-12; 2 Samuel 7:12</div> <div> 1 Timothy 2:2; Isaiah 49:23</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Submit to governing authorities of God's purpose </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>and you'll live with order and peace.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Biblical Teaching on God living in the Believer's Soul (part ten)</B></div> <bR> <div>      This study continues the study of God's work in creating a home in your soul, a temple for the residence of Jesus Christ, in fact a strengthened tower of stability so you can handle every circumstance of life.  This week we continue looking at God's construction project in the soul.  Continuing in our study of Proverbs 24:3, Through wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established.  We began looking at the Kitchen of the soul in the last message…</div> <bR> <div> Before the meal, the family ensures they are properly dressed, washed up, and ready to eat.  Gentlemen wait to sit until the ladies are seated, and everyone waits to eat until the hosts are seated.  Thanks is given for the meal and for the abundance.  After the blessing, the meal is served and consumed.  All the food is designed to nourish the body for the approaching challenges and energy requirements.  Parents serve what will strengthen the family to live and work together.</div> <bR> <div>      The kitchen is analogous to the family Bible study.  Jesus Christ is the chief chef providing spiritual manna for that day.  He provides the best for our nourishment and growth.  Parents are responsible to pass on their spiritual heritage by means of the Word of God.  (Deut. 6:7-10)  Recipes are doctrinal teaching received from our local assembly.  Those “recipes” are preserved and studied at regular intervals so the meal maintains the same flavor.  Parents feast on the Word taught by the pastor, then they must pass down that teaching to their children (1 Tim. 3:4; 5:8).  Every meal is planned and coordinated after a pattern.  Whether after a tradition, for expediency, because of a diet program, or the weekly schedule, meals are planned.  </div> <bR> <div>      What happens when the Word is not given priority in the family?  Marriages crumble, children rebel, and families break up.  When a cake falls the cake is still there and tastes close to what it is supposed to taste like, but the shape is wrong.  The pillars of our society are collapsing: freedom; marriage; family; and respect for authority.</div> <bR> <div>      While the wife may have primary responsibility in the kitchen, at least in our home, the head of the family, the father, or woman if she is single, is responsible to serve his family by leading in family studies.  He will take his family to church and continue the studies at home on days when church is not available.  That should be the family's priority.</div> <bR> <div> <U>The Living Room</U></div> <bR> <div>      The second room is where most of our time is spent - the living room.  We relax, read the newspaper, play a game, have a Bible study, entertain our neighbors, and use this room as our recovery room after work.  The living room may be furnished with comfortable chairs or couches, pictures on the wall, a bookshelf, and maybe a stereo or a piano.</div> <bR> <div>      This is the part of our soul where most of our living occurs.  We spend a certain portion of our day eating, sleeping, and cleansing ourselves, but the majority of the time is in the living room.  We consume meals in the kitchen which will sustain us for living.  We use the bathroom for hygiene, which makes us comfortable or uncomfortable.  We also use the bedroom for rest so that we can be alert and enjoy the living room and relating with others.</div> <bR> <div>      It is in the living room where we apply the Word of God to life.  The Psalmist writes, “<I>How can a young man keep his way pure?  By keeping it according to Thy Word.”</I>  God's desire is that we purify our lives (1 Jn. 3:3)  When we feast on the pure manna of God's Word, we have the necessary ingredients to live in God's plan.  When we walk according to the mandates of God's Word, “<I>the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus,</I>” we please Him in every respect (country-regionplaceRom. 8:2; Col. 1:9,10).  We please Him by faith (Heb. 11:6).  Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. (Rom. 10:17).  Hence, we must submit ourselves to the teaching of God's Word, and allow it to perform its work in us (1 Thes. 2;13).</div> <bR> <div>      The bookshelves in the living room contain great biographies.  They are examples of great men and women who teach us how they were successful in life.  We learn virtue, honor, and integrity from them.  There is also a great set of biographies in the Bible.  Hebrews 11 is the primary listing of Bible greats.  Patriarchs in Genesis, Moses leading placecountry-regionIsrael in Exodus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, and the judges in Judges.  Prophets and kings fill the Old Testament library.  Living rooms often contain old photo albums.  Spiritual photo albums are memories of how God has provided and protected us in life.  These memories give confidence and hope for continued provision and protection in the future.   In both Psalm 38 and 70, the psalm is called a memorial.  Pictures and treasures hang throughout the house, but especially in the living room.  These bring beauty, warmth, memories, and tranquility to our lives.   These principles and word pictures prompt us in discernment for life.  The psalmist writes, <I>“Thy Word I have treasure in my heart, That I may not sin against Thee.”</I> (Ps. 119:11)  The word pictures are reminders to walk uprightly before God.</div> <bR> <div>      Next message we'll finish up the Living Room and then proceed to the bathroom, bedroom and the roof of the home in your soul.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id306.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Romans 13:17 p2"><U><B>Next Page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grace Evangelical Church"><U><B><IMG SRC="0c740400.gif" border=0 width="64" height="64" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grace Evangelical Church"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>