November 11, 2018

Duty of the Free

1 Peter 2:13-17

 

To Honor All People

• Honor all people—NASB

To Love the Brotherhood

• love the brotherhood—NASB
• Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.—Romans 12:10
• Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.—1 Peter 1:22

To Fear God

• Fear God—NASB
• My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.—Proverbs 24:21

To Honor the Government

• honor the king—NASB
• Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.—Romans 13:7
• Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,–1 Peter 2:13