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Submit to Governing Authorities
Submit to Governing Authorities - 1 Peter 2:13-17
Notes:
1) Extent of Submission – vv13-14
2) Reason for Submission – vv13,15
3) Attitude of Submission – v16
4) Outworking of Submission – v17
Digging Deeper:
-In what ways do you find it hardest to submit to the authorities? How does this passage help you?
-Are there areas of government or laws that you, as a Christian, should be taking a stand against or voicing your concern over? How can you do that in a practical and godly way?
-What does it look like to honor our governing leaders?
Other passages to consider:
Ps 47:8-9; Pr 24:21-22; Jer 29:7; Mt 17:24-27; Jn 13:34-35; Acts 4:19-20; 5:29; Rom 13:1-7; Gal 5:13-14; 1 Tim 2:1-2; 1 Pt 4:7-11.
God's Design for Women Participating in the Church
God’s Design for Women Participating in the Church
1 Corinthians 14:33-40
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- Why is it important that the church gathering is conducted in an orderly way?
- In what areas of life has God designed an ordering of roles? What does this look like?
- What does Paul give as support for his commands to women? Where in the Law is he probably referring?
Other passages to consider: Gen 1:26-27; 2:18-23; Eccl 3:7; Isa 53:4-7; 1 Cor 11:2-16; 14:26-40; 1 Tim 2:11-14; 1 Pet 2:21-3:2
Digging Deeper:
- How does being silent through submission point us to Christ in the Gospel?
- Does Paul ever expect a woman to speak when the church gathers? How does her silence give her a platform to speak later?
- Are Paul’s commands to women still applicable today or were they simply based on culture? Why or why not?
- Who else is this context is commanded to submit and be silent? When might we be called to respond that way?