1. Who is the ultimate source of all earthly authority? (13:1)
2. When we rebel against authority, who are we really fighting? (13:2)
3. What will we receive if we rebel? (13:2)
4. What are police officers called in both 13:4 and 13:6?
5. Why do police officers carry pistols? (13:4)
Who actually gave them such authority?
6. We must obey civic laws for what two reasons? (13:5)
7. Read Luke 20:25 and Romans 13:7. Explain why you, as a citizen of heaven,
should have to pay taxes as an earthly citizen.
8. List the 5 other commandments, listed in Exodus 20, that
Paul does not list here in 13:9.
9. Read Matthew 19:18-19 and list the one commandment that Jesus quotes
from Leviticus 19:18 that’s not listed as one of the
Ten Commandments in Exodus 20.
10. According to 13:10, if I truly love my neighbor, what will I not do?
11. What is symbolized by “sleep” in 13:11?
What does Paul mean by telling people to “arise out of sleep?”
12. Read John. 3:19 and Romans 13:12. What does “darkness” symbolize?
13. Research and define the word “chambering.” (KJV)
14. Research and define “wantonness.”
15. Research and define “strife.”