1. Be Submissive & Obedient towards Civil Authorities “1 Put them in mind… to be subject to principalities [rulers] and powers [i.e. authority], to obey magistrates [government]” 5th commandment; cf. Rom 13:1-7. What about civil authorities which we cannot fully agree with? (1 Pet 2:13-14; 1 Tim 3:1-2; Acts 5:29; 1 Pet 2:15)
2. Be Ready to Every Good Work …1b to be ready to every good work. What are good works? What good work have I done or will do? (1 Cor 15:58).
3. Be Kind in Speech, Slander Not 2a To speak evil of no man… Are we to say only positive things about other? (cf. Prov 6:16-19). What attitude should we adopt seeing we can easily fail? (cf. Prov 10:19; Jas 1:26; Prov 17:9)
4. Be Not Quarrelsome …2b to be no brawlers. No-fighter. Not contentious. Is there a difference between being opinionated and having an opinion?
5. Be Gentle & Meek to All … 2c [to be] gentle, showing all meekness unto all men. Gentle: outward acts. Meekness: inward disposition. Imitate Christ (1 Peter 2:21-24).
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Ps Lim graduated from the Far Eastern Bible College in 1997. He was ordained into the ministry in October, 1999 as pastor of Pilgrim Covenant Church (PCC), Singapore, where he continues to minister.
