The first part in a sermon series on the avengers. Of course, we are not speaking of Stan Lee's superheroes, but rather God's avengers. What they should have in common, however, is that they are both tasked with dealing with evil. The Bible describes the civil ruler as a servant of God, an avenger of God, who is tasked to punish evil -according to God's standard- and carry out God's wrath on the evildoer.