October 27, 2024 • Randy Hageman • Romans 14:1—15:13, Matthew 7:1, 1 Corinthians 8:9, Genesis 4:9
Paul continues to help us understand how we are relate to various people and situations, and an important one is those whose legitimate faith is weaker than our own. With the strong believer assuming their freedom in Christ allows them to do anything in line with the Christian faith, they may overlook how their freedom can affect those who faith is not yet mature. In today’s passage, Paul helps believers understand how they are to relate to other believers who are in a different place on their spiritual journey.
Our Relationship to the Day - Romans 13:11-14
October 20, 2024 • Randy Hageman • Romans 13:11–14
Romans 13 began looking at how followers of Jesus could be good citizens and good neighbors. Now he turns to why they should live these ways by pointing to a particular day in the future, sometimes called The Day of the LORD in the Bible. What does this “day” mean, and why does it matter for why Christians are to live and love the way Jesus calls them to do? We’ll explore that question today.
Our Relationship to the Law - Romans 13:8-10
October 13, 2024 • Randy Hageman • Deuteronomy 6:4–9, John 13:34–35, Romans 13:8–10, Matthew 22:36–40
How do the Law and love relate to each other in the Christian life? Do we strive to live the Law in order to be saved? What’s the role of love in living the Law? We’ll be looking at these questions and more as we seek to understand what Paul is telling us about the Law and love. It may not be what you think!
Our Relationship with the State - Romans 13:1-7
October 6, 2024 • Randy Hageman • Titus 3:1, 1 Peter 2:13–14, Romans 13:1–7, Matthew 22:21, 1 Timothy 2:1–2
As we move into Romans chapter 13, Paul continues to show his readers implications of being a Christian in various settings or relationships. Today he tells the Romans and us about the role and importance of the Christian’s relationship to the state or government. And what he reveals may come as a surprise, as we’ll see today as we explore the first seven verses of Romans 13.
