Romans 16:17-27 Closing Argument & Doxology
Paul gives a final warning about false teachers and divisions in the church followed by a beautiful doxology.
Romans 16:1-16 Friends of Paul
Who are all of these people, and why are they important? Friends of Paul, but you might be surprised who some of them are reported to be, it is fun to find out.
Romans 15:22-33 Let’s Work Together
Paul issues a plea for the Church in Rome to work together with him, to help him launch a ministry outreach to Spain. Let’s get beyond these divisions in order to get on with the work of the gospel.
Romans 15:14-22 Let’s Get Past This Ethnic Battling
Paul urges the believers in Rome to get past their battling over ethnic issues so they can move on to greater service in God’s Kingdom.
Romans 15:8-15 Liberty Includes Integration
Paul encourages the Christians in Rome to make certain the use of their liberty would issue in the integration of Jew and Gentile.
Romans 14:20-15:7 With Malice Toward None
When we start to criticize the personal preferences of another, when not in conflict with the Scriptures, it opens a whole box of stuff we would be better off not to open. Paul describes the effect of this.
Romans 14:13-19 A Matter of Personal Preference
Paul encourages the Romans to follow the way of love, not the way of the flesh. We need to change the “default settings” we were born with.
Romans 14:1-12 Liberty As An Expression of Love
In any discussion of the so-called Christian Liberty, we must preface our remarks with an understanding of Biblical Love a la Romans 12:3 and Romans13:8.
Romans 13:8-14 The Law and Love
In the context of discipleship, Paul teaches us that the perfect Law of God is fulfilled in us when we express the love of God toward one another. Whether we are the victims, or have been the victimizer, our responsibility before God is to love.
Romans 13:1-7 Consent of the Governed
Pastor John gives a detailed exposition of this passage that is most likely different than any heard before (unless you have been with us for a while). Because the United States of America is unlike any Nation in history, this passage is understood differently.
