Responsibilities of Citizenship

The Responsibility of Loyalty, in vs. 27a
a. Roman citizens were expected to be loyal to Rome!
b. Christians were to exercise their citizenship in a manner worthy of the gospel
c. Christians were to exercise their citizenship in a worthy manner by not compromising with error
d. Christians are to exercise their citizenship in a worthy manner by living like free men
e. Christians are to exercise their citizenship in a worthy manner by being alert to the depravity of their society and the wiles of the devil

The Responsibility of Unity, in vs. 27b
a. Christians are to exercise their citizenship in a worthy manner, as they understand that they have a “built in” unity
b. Since that is the situation, Christians are to strive to maintain that reality
c. Disunity is destructive of the state or the church
d. The Bible puts a very high emphasis on unity
e. Unity in the midst of conflict is true Biblical unity

The Responsibility of Intrepidity, in vs. 28 - 30
a. The word “intrepidity” means; resolutely courageous, or fearless
b. There are things that humanly speaking might possibly cause reason for alarm
c. What is the meaning of the opposition that we face?
d. God is the ultimate source of believers’ intrepidity