According to the LifeWay outline the main point in Step 2 (Rom. 13:1-7) of the lesson “Live as a Godly Neighbor” is to be a good citizen. Knowing that God instituted all government to control evil, we either submit out of fear of its wrath, or remain in good conscience by being obedient. So good citizens vote, pay taxes, obeys the laws, respects government officials and even honors them. Sounds good, but using these requirements, how would you rate yourself as a citizen?How do you rate others? Here is one take on how residents rate business citizenship. Being genuine is important. This applies on an individual level, too. While many of us rate well performing the requirements Paul described, our attitude in doing so is not stellar.
The LifeWay Leader Guide asks some good questions (see pages 86 and 87). In which of the requirements Paul lists do we need to experience heart change? For example, do we genuinely honor all government officials? If we learn that we do not, can we readily change and start doing so?
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