Romans W

For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Romans W (21 minutes) explores chapter 13.Passages referred to or alluded to: Daniel 3; 6; Matthew 7:12; Leviticus 19:18; Exodus 20; Deuteronomy 5; 1 Peter 4:1-15; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 3:12; 1 Peter 5:5.Recommended: a number of political podcasts -- on how we as believers are to relate to the state.Texts on capital punishment:“When they know that we cannot endure even to see a man put to death, though justly, who of them can accuse us of murder?… We consider that to see a man put to death is much the same as killing him” (Athenagoras, c.175 AD).“Christians do not attack their assailants in return, for it is not lawful for the innocent to kill even the guilty” (Cyprian, c.250 AD).Texts about complaints over the Jews, who were viewed as shirking their civic duties: Cicero Flacc. 28.67 and Tacitus Hist. 5.5.5.1.Suggested memory passage: "But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts" (13:14).