Romans 12
“Living Sacrifices”
-“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
-“Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.”
“Love”
-“Love must be sincere.”
-“Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.”
-“Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath.”
- Proverbs: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
-“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Romans 13
“Submission to the Authorities”
-“The authorities that exist have been established by God.”
-“Then do what is right and he will commend you.”
- Matthew 22:21, Jesus said, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
“Love, for the Day is Near”
-“Whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Romans 14 “The Weak and the Strong”
-“Who are you to judge someone else’s servant?”
-“For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone.”
-“Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another.”
-“Do not allow what you consider good to be spoken of as evil. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.”
-“Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves.”
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