Masters and Servants
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Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a bondservant or is free. Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him.
Called to Obey Masters
-submit to authority
Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they marveled at him.
a. Serve with fear and trembling
-penalties for disobedience
b. Obey as you would Christ
i. God is to be feared and respected
ii. Carried out in daily life
c. God has placed all authorities
2. Serve for the Lord
-not for public recognition or of the authority
a. Be a person of integrity
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
-Work to honor God, no difference in work between the presence or absence of authority
b. promise of Good
i. not karma
so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
ii. may not come in expected ways
3. Be a Godly Leader
a. earthly position not important for your eternity
b. use leadership for the Kingdom
-not with threats or intimidation.