Rescued, Part 20: The Debts You Owe
We all owe a public debt to our government, private debt to others, and eternal debt to the God. The debt we owe to God is because of the salvation that He’s granted to us by His grace, based on the sacrificial death of His Son.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
- What stood out to you most from this message on Romans 13?
- What does it mean to submit to governing authorities?
- How can we reconcile the command to submit to governing authorities with situations where these authorities may act unjustly?
- In what ways does love fulfill the law?
- How does Paul’s teaching on love challenge our current societal norms and personal habits?
- How should the idea of the nearness of salvation influence your attitudes and actions?
- How can you “clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ” as Paul advises?
- How does the teaching in Romans 13 inspire you to live differently in the present day?