Dec 9, 2015
Romans 13:8-11. One author writes that "Love needs law for its direction, while law needs love for its inspiration." Jesus said the greatest of all commandments is to love God and your neighbor as yourself. How is that even possible? By nature, none of us is capable of it. Yet, as people of the light, leaning on...
Dec 9, 2015
Romans 13:1-7. Here we go. A year of politics. How is the Christian supposed to view those earthly authorities who have so much control over so many aspects of our lives? In this passage, Paul encourages the Romans to endeavor to be the "quiet and peaceable" in the land...
Dec 9, 2015
Romans 12:9-21. What are you supposed to do about those people who just bug you to death? It has been said that the church would be a great place, if it weren't for the people inside it. Maybe you get that. Here, Paul teaches the Christians in Rome how to get real with love, let go of what inhibits it, and learn how...
Dec 9, 2015
Romans 12:3-8. Many Christians fail to see the potential of who they can be and what they can accomplish through Christ and through the gifts He gives. Here, the apostle teaches that each of us has been given a measure of faith which is to be employed for His glory and in service of others. So, what is your...
Nov 11, 2015
Romans 12:1-2. As one author notes, "The logic, as always in Christian ethics, is not 'You ought, therefore you can' but 'You can, therefore you ought.'" How is it even possible to "offer yourselves as living sacrifices to God" when by nature, you have no desire to do so? How often do you feel yourself getting worse...