God’s Servants and Caesar’s Coins: Navigating Jurisdiction and Sovereignty [Romans 13:3-4]

August 11, 2024

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Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 08/11/2024

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Romans

Key Text: Romans 13:3-4 | Matthew 22:17-22

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And then Jesus said, “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.”

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans — this time gaining additional insight by exploring our passage through the lens of Matthew.

In a world where government authority often intersects with our personal faith, we’re tasked to navigate the tension between our civic duties and our ultimate allegiance to God.

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How’s that even possible??

What does it means to ‘render to Caesar,’ while at the time, recognizing the limits of earthly power?

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Notes: 

Pastor Monty’s Guidelines in Determining:

When to Pushback Against Perceived Overreach

1. Maintain respect for legitimate authorities.

2. Discern between core duties and prudential judgements.

3. Evaluate the longterm ramifications.

4. Seek counsel and Christian wisdom.

5. Weigh the testimony to the watching world.

6. Ask, “Is it worth the offense?”

7. Pray for discernment and courage.

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Living Under Covenance and Governance: God’s Blueprint for Humanity [Romans 13:6-7]

July 21, 2024

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Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 07/21/2024

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Romans

Key Text: Romans 13:6-7 | Genesis 9:1-7

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Covenance and Governance

…we’re instructed to live under both.

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans in which he begins a wide-angle exploration on the principles of authority and human responsibility — and he does this by not only looking to our current text in Romans, but also by turning back to foundational text in Genesis.

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For what we’ll find is that these two passages intersect to not only inform our understanding of authority, the establishment of government, and our role in society… but how we are to govern and steward His creation.

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