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1. (1-2) A summary statement on passing judgment upon others. “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”. a. Judge not, that you be not judged: Here Jesus moved to another idea in the Sermon on the Mount.. Siberyan mouse

Now live every day consistent with that freedom.”. i. As was seen earlier in Romans 6, we can be legally free and still choose to live like a prisoner. Paul has a simple command and encouragement for the Christian: be what you are. ii. Obeyed from the heart is a wonderful description of faith.A. Don’t judge each other in doubtful things. 1. ( Romans 14:1-2) Receiving the weaker brother. Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. a. Receive one who is weak in the faith: We accept those weak in the faith, but not for ...Aug 28, 2016 · Romans 3:21-31. – God Reveals His Righteousness. After an extended section describing and explaining the need of man, Paul here explains God’s provision of right standing in Jesus Christ. Following Abraham’s example. 1. (16) Justification according to grace, through faith. Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all. a. Commentary on Romans 13:1-7. (Read Romans 13:1-7) The grace of the gospel teaches us submission and quiet, where pride and the carnal mind only see causes for murmuring and discontent. Whatever the persons in authority over us themselves may be, yet the just power they have, must be submitted to and obeyed.1. (1-2) The writer of the Book of Revelation. The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants— things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. a.Romans 14 teaches the need to accept and not judge those with whom we differ on matters of opinion. Some have tried to expand the scope of this chapter to include matters of faith. However, we are not to tolerate departures from the faith (cf. Jude 3; Galatians 1:6-9; 2:3-5). Yet on matters of opinion, we need to be sure we understand and …B. Living out the spiritual gifts God has given. 1. ( Romans 12:3) A warning to live in humility. For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. a. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority?Welcome to the YouTube Channel for David Guzik and Enduring Word.I'm happy to present my Bible teaching resources online at enduringword.com, but here you fi...· Don’t be ignorant about God’s plan for Israel (Romans 11:25). · Don’t be ignorant about spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:1). · Don’t be ignorant about suffering and trials in the Christian life (2 Corinthians 1:8). · Don’t be ignorant about the rapture and the second coming of Jesus (1 Thessalonians 4:13). ii.Each Bible Chapter is Outlined by Biblical Topic. The Enduring Word Bible Commentary is structured by each book of the Bible. Also, each book is organized by chapter and verse. To help your study time, each chapter has the main point extracted from the text. Additionally, the main point is then organized in an easy to follow outline that flows ... Romans 13:6 For for this cause pay ye tribute [Greek: phoros] also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. Romans 13:7 Render therefore to all their dues [Greek: opheile]: tribute to whom tribute [Greek: phoros] is due; custom [Greek: telos] to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.iii. Looking back over John 3, one might say that it is a must read chapter of the Bible. There are four prominent musts in John 3. · The Sinner’s must: you must be born again ( John 3:7 ). · The Savior’s must: so must the Son of Man be lifted up ( John 3:14 ). · The Sovereign’s must: He must increase ( John 3:30 ).Romans 7:1-12 – God’s Grace is Greater than the Law. Download Audio MP3. This YouTube series is available in audio format only. Romans 12 highlights the social and community aspects of salvation. Paul was not writing to an individual but to the community of Christians in Rome, and his constant concern is their life together—with a special emphasis on their work. As we saw in Romans 1–3, salvation in Christ comprises reconciliation, righteousness and justice, and ...Romans 1 – The Human Race Guilty Before God Audio for Romans 1: Romans 1:1-17 – God Has Good News for You Romans 1:18-32 – God’s Anger & the Reason for It A. The …Abraham’s faith. Paul illustrates this with an example from the Old Testament. The patriarch Abraham is a great example of what Paul is saying — that salvation is given on the basis of faith, not through the law. In Romans 4, Paul elaborates on the meaning of both justification and faith. He asks in verse 1, “What then are we to say was ...In 13:11-14, Paul shifts the vision of his audience to see the command to love one’s neighbor in light of the future day of salvation (see 8:18-25). He writes of the salvation approaching “us,” highlighting its community orientation. The appeal to awaken from sleep and lay aside the deeds of darkness evokes the appeal not to be conformed ...Sacrifice is important, but without love it is useless, it profits me nothing. c. Each thing described in 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 is a good thing. Tongues are good, prophecy and knowledge and faith are good, sacrifice is good. But love is so valuable, so important, that apart from it, every other good thing is useless.With our updated website we continue to promote the work of Christian discipleship and evangelism worldwide, mainly through producing and making available the Bible teaching work of David Guzik.ii. The word indignation comes from the idea of “boiling up,” thus having the sense of a passionate outburst. The word wrath comes from the idea of a swelling which eventually bursts, and applies more to an anger that proceeds from one’s settled nature. B. God’s judgment upon the Jewish man. 1. (Romans 2:11-13) God’s principle of ...a. To all and on all who believe: In Romans 3:21, Paul told us how this righteousness does not come. It does not come through the deeds of the law, it is apart from the law. Now Paul tells us how this saving righteousness does come. It is through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all who believe. b.a. To all and on all who believe: In Romans 3:21, Paul told us how this righteousness does not come. It does not come through the deeds of the law, it is apart from the law. Now Paul tells us how this saving righteousness does come. It is through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all who believe. b. Romans 13. There are three good lessons taught us in this chapter, where the apostle enlarges more upon his precepts than he had done in the foregoing chapter, finding them more needful to be fully pressed. I. A lesson of subjection to lawful authority, ver 1-6. II.Proverbs 13:5. A righteous man hates lying, But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame. a. A righteous man hates lying: The righteous man or woman doesn’t just love truth and avoid the lie; they actually hate lying. Being godly, they have some of the love of the truth and hatred of the lie that God Himself has. b.Email Address *. First Name. Last Name. Get Prayer Requests and Updates from David Guzik. Enduring Word Info. Receive David Guzik's Weekly Devotional. Inspiration by Email. Special Emails: Pastors, Preachers, Bible Teachers. Pastors, Preachers, Bible Teachers.1. (1-2) The general call to holiness. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy. a. You shall be holy: The idea behind the word holy is “separate.”. As it is applied to God, it describes God’s apartness. a. For you were once darkness: As Paul condemned those who practiced fornication, uncleanness or covetousness as the sons of disobedience ( Ephesians 5:6 ), he also recognized that this was the exact darkness Christians had emerged from. But now, having been enlightened, we are to walk as children of the light. i.Romans 9 tackles challenging and hard-to-follow issues. These involve both Israel's place in God's plans and God's own character. Paul begins by declaring how heartbroken he is about the state of his people Israel. Paul was both Jewish and a Roman citizen. He and his father both served as Pharisees.Romans 3:1-20. – God Is God and We Are Not. Paul emphasizes one of the most important truths of theology: God is all-powerful and perfect and humanity is not.2. (9-13) Jesus describes what His disciples must expect during the time between His Ascension and Second Coming. “But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them.The idea of being raised with Christ was introduced back in Colossians 2:12, where Paul used baptism to illustrate this spiritual reality. Now, seeing that we are raised with Christ, certain behavior is appropriate to us. ii. “The opening verses of chapter 3 sustain the closest connection with the closing verses of chapter 2. The genitive with ὁμοιώμ. is not that of the subject (Hofmann), but of the object, as in Romans 1:23, Romans 6:5, Romans 8:3; the sins meant are not so conceived of, that the παράβασις of Adam is homogeneously repeated in them, but so that they are, as to their specific nature, of similar fashion with it, and consequently belong ...a. He who keeps his command will experience nothing harmful: Good will come to those who obey and honor the king. b. Because for every matter there is a time and judgment: Wisdom knows what Solomon first poetically explained in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 – that there is a time and purpose for everything under heaven. c.Verse 1 [1] Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. St. Paul, writing to the Romans, whose city was the seat of the empire, speaks largely of obedience to magistrates: and this was also, in effect, a public apology for the Christian religion.Wisdom is not hidden – it cries out to all who will listen. i. “A chapter which is to soar beyond time and space, opens at street-level, to make it clear, first, that the wisdom of God is as relevant to the shopping-centre ( Proverbs 8:2-3) as to heaven itself ( Proverbs 8:22 ).” (Kidner) ii. “The important point is that wisdom is for ...Love Fulfills the Law. 8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”[ a] and whatever other command there may be, are ...The idea of being raised with Christ was introduced back in Colossians 2:12, where Paul used baptism to illustrate this spiritual reality. Now, seeing that we are raised with Christ, certain behavior is appropriate to us. ii. “The opening verses of chapter 3 sustain the closest connection with the closing verses of chapter 2.Audio for Isaiah 11: A. The character of the King. 1. (1) A stem sprouts forth from the stump of Jesse. And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. a. There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse: Isaiah 10:33-34 left with the idea of the LORD chopping down the proud as if they were mighty trees. For the LORD your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons forever. a. And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice: From a typical sacrifice, the priests received the shoulder, the cheeks, and the stomach.1. (1-2) The general call to holiness. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy. a. You shall be holy: The idea behind the word holy is “separate.”. As it is applied to God, it describes God’s apartness. Put down that flesh (Romans 13:11-14) 11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 1 John 3:16-24 – How to Love Your Brother. A. The destiny of our relationship with God. 1. (1) The glory of God’s love. Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. a.d. Abraham is our father: The religious leaders protested that Abraham was their true father. This was true in a genetic sense, but not in a spiritual sense. Jesus agreed they were descendants ( John 8:37) of Abraham, but not children of Abraham because they sought to kill Jesus, when Abraham embraced Him. Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had been done, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord. a. Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated): Paul was opposed by a man named Elymas. His real name was Bar-Jesus ( Acts 13:6) which means “son of Jesus,” and Luke couldn’t bear to call him that.13 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, …Psalm 19 – The Heavens, the Word, and the Glory of God. The title tells us both the author and the audience of the psalm: To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Some believe that the Chief Musician is the Lord GOD Himself, and others suppose him to be a leader of choirs or musicians in David’s time, such as Heman the singer or Asaph ( 1 ... Enduring Word Bible Commentary Romans 13 – God Likes it When We Live Properly David Guzik Sermon on Romans 13 – God Likes it When We Live Properly Download Audio MP3 This YouTube series is available in audio format only. The dates surrounding the Roman Empire vary based upon different definitions of the word empire. The earliest recorded knowledge of Roman cities dates back to 753 B.C., but many use 201 B.C. The traditional date for the fall of the empire i...a. Jesus answered them: The religious leaders surrounded Jesus ( John 10:24) and now held rocks to stone Him to death ( John 10:31 ). Jesus didn’t panic and didn’t run; He stopped them with the power of His word. He answered them as an educated rabbi would speak to other educated rabbis.What does Romans chapter 13 mean? Romans 13 is a short chapter that continues the theme of Romans 12. How do those in Christ live, now that we have received God's …Commentary on Romans 13:11-14. In this brief but extremely rich passage, Paul tells us that as Christians we are all “morning people.”. The time is just before dawn, the sky is brightening, the alarm is ringing, day is at hand. It is time to rouse our minds from slumber, to be alert to what God is doing in the world, and to live in ...Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete) << Romans 12 | Romans 13 | Romans 14 >>. (Read all of Romans 13) Complete Concise. There are three good lessons taught us …Life of a Follower of Christ – Matthew 5:10-12. Persecution for the Kingdom’s Sake – Matthew 5:11-12. Salt and Light – Matthew 5:13-16. Murder and Hatred – Matthew 5:17-26. How to Live in Purity – Matthew 5:27-30. Marriage and Divorce – Matthew 5:31-32. Credibility Gap – Matthew 5:33-37. Enduring Word - David Guzik, Goleta, California. 20,276 likes · 1,818 talking about this. Enduring Word is all about helping people meet and know Jesus in and through His word, the Bible.B. Living out the spiritual gifts God has given. 1. ( Romans 12:3) A warning to live in humility. For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. a.Love is a living, active principle of obedience to the whole law. Let us not only avoid injuries to the persons, connexions, property, and characters of men; but do no kind or degree of …God’s freedom to choose. Paul begins to address the problem in verse 6: “It is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all those who are descended from Israel are truly Israel.”. The root problem is whether God’s word is true, whether he is faithful to his promises. Paul then points out that we can’t expect all Jews to be ... This will fulfill the amazing promise of Romans 11:26 (And so all Israel will be saved) and many other passages that tell us that before the physical return of Jesus to this earth, the Jewish people – as a whole – will welcome Him as their Lord and Savior. The whole context of Zechariah 12 puts this radical conversion in the setting of ...Romans 7:13-25 – God’s Grace is Greater than My Struggle. Romans 8:1-11 – God’s Grace Gives Me So Much in Jesus. Romans 8:12-29 – God’s Grace is Greater than Anything & Everything. Romans 9:1-29 – God Always Has a Plan. Romans 9:30-10:21 – God Makes Man Responsible. Romans 11:1-24 – God Will Restore Israel.This cup is the new covenant in My blood: The precise understanding of these words from Jesus have been the source of great theological controversy among Christians. i. The Roman Catholic Church holds the idea of transubstantiation, which teaches that the bread and the wine actually become the body and blood of Jesus. ii.c. You shall obey the voice of the LORD your God, and observe His commandments and His statutes: If the LORD is our king, then it is fitting that we obey Him this way. Moses, and all the leadership of Israel simply declared a fact that was obvious to everyone. B. The command to announce the curses from Mount Ebal.Three mysteries are described in Colossians 1:24-2:3: · The Church as the Body of Christ, for which Paul suffered and served ( Colossians 1:24-26 ). · The Indwelling Christ, the hope of glory in each individual believer ( Colossians 1:27 ). · The Revealed Jesus, the treasury of all wisdom and knowledge ( Colossians 2:2-3 ).ii. This is the idea communicated in Revelation 22:16: I am the root and the offspring of David, and Romans 1:4, which shows Jesus as both the Son of David and the Son of God. We must not neglect either facet of Jesus’ person. He is truly man and truly God, and can only be our Savior if He is both. b.Psalm 19 – The Heavens, the Word, and the Glory of God. The title tells us both the author and the audience of the psalm: To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Some believe that the Chief Musician is the Lord GOD Himself, and others suppose him to be a leader of choirs or musicians in David’s time, such as Heman the singer or Asaph ( 1 ... A. Paul’s heart for Israel. 1. Chapter 9 brings a slight shift in focus to the Book of Romans. a. In Romans chapters one through eight, Paul thoroughly convinced us about man’s need and God’s glorious provision in Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit. b. ii. In Acts 1:8 Jesus clearly told His followers to look beyond Jerusalem and bring the gospel to Judea, Samaria, and the whole world. But to this point, Jesus’ followers had not done this. iii. The resulting good of the spread of the gospel leads some to see this persecution as being the will of God.a. For you were once darkness: As Paul condemned those who practiced fornication, uncleanness or covetousness as the sons of disobedience ( Ephesians 5:6 ), he also recognized that this was the exact darkness Christians had emerged from. But now, having been enlightened, we are to walk as children of the light. i.a. When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling, a scab, or a bright spot: This larger part of Leviticus (chapters 11 through 15) deals with laws of purity. In chapter 11, the laws of purity regarding the eating of animals were given. In chapter 12, the laws of purity regarding childbirth were given. In chapters 13 and 14, we have laws ...Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete) There are three good lessons taught us in this chapter, where the apostle enlarges more upon his precepts than he had done in the foregoing chapter, finding them more needful to be fully pressed. I. A lesson of subjection to lawful authority (v. 1-6). II.Romans 10:1-13. 10 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s ...The Apostle Paul asked for prayer in 2 Thessalonians 3:1, asking that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified. Paul probably had Psalm 147:15 in mind when he wrote that. ii. His word runs very swiftly: “If God’s word runs very swiftly, then it can even overtake those who run away from it.1. The impact of Romans on Augustine. a. In the summer of 386, a young man wept in the backyard of a friend. He knew his life of sin and rebellion against God left him empty and feeling dead; but he just couldn't find the strength to make a final, real decision for Jesus Christ.But put ye on - Compare Galatians 3:17.The word rendered "put ye on" is the same used in Romans 13:12, and is commonly employed in reference to "clothing" or "apparel."." The phrase to "put on" a person, which seems a harsh expression in our language, was one not infrequently used by Greek writers, and means to imbibe his principles, to imitate his example, to copy his spirit, to become like 1. (1) Unity among God’s people is good and pleasant. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is. For brethren to dwell together in unity! a. Behold: Psalm 133 begins with an exhortation to behold – that is, to take notice. What follows is important and deserves our attention.Sacrifice is important, but without love it is useless, it profits me nothing. c. Each thing described in 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 is a good thing. Tongues are good, prophecy and knowledge and faith are good, sacrifice is good. But love is so valuable, so important, that apart from it, every other good thing is useless. The dates surrounding the Roman Empire vary based upon different definitions of the word empire. The earliest recorded knowledge of Roman cities dates back to 753 B.C., but many use 201 B.C. The traditional date for the fall of the empire i...a. Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword: This was a new development in the history of the church. Of the twelve who followed Jesus, James was the first to be martyred. i. Up to Acts 12, the church had been on a streak of success, experiencing one exciting conversion after another.13 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, …Eaton sees three aspects of God’s action highlighted in Ecclesiastes 3:14: · God’s actions are permanent ( it shall be forever ). · God’s actions are effective and complete ( nothing can be added to it ). · God’s actions are totally secure ( nothing taken from it ). iii.ii. In Acts 1:8 Jesus clearly told His followers to look beyond Jerusalem and bring the gospel to Judea, Samaria, and the whole world. But to this point, Jesus’ followers had not done this. iii. The resulting good of the spread of the gospel leads some to see this persecution as being the will of God.

d. Abraham is our father: The religious leaders protested that Abraham was their true father. This was true in a genetic sense, but not in a spiritual sense. Jesus agreed they were descendants ( John 8:37) of Abraham, but not children of Abraham because they sought to kill Jesus, when Abraham embraced Him. . Iphone 14 case walmart

1 John 3:16-24 – How to Love Your Brother. A. The destiny of our relationship with God. 1. (1) The glory of God’s love. Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. a. The idea of being raised with Christ was introduced back in Colossians 2:12, where Paul used baptism to illustrate this spiritual reality. Now, seeing that we are raised with Christ, certain behavior is appropriate to us. ii. “The opening verses of chapter 3 sustain the closest connection with the closing verses of chapter 2. In Isaiah 64:4, he noted that it was the one who waits for the LORD. Now the praying one expands the idea, and notes that the LORD will answer the prayer ( meet) for the one who rejoices and does righteousness. The LORD will answer the prayer of the one who remembers the LORD in his ways. b.Romans 13 – God Likes it When We Live Properly A. The Christian and government. 1. (1-2) Government’s legitimate authority and the Christian’s response. Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. See moreRomans 13:6 For for this cause pay ye tribute [Greek: phoros] also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. Romans 13:7 Render therefore to all their dues [Greek: opheile]: tribute to whom tribute [Greek: phoros] is due; custom [Greek: telos] to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.1. (1) A Greeting from James. James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings. a. James: There are several men named James mentioned in the New Testament, but reliable tradition assigns this book to the one called James the Just, the half-brother of Jesus ( Matthew 13:55) and ... a. Therefore: Peter has just demonstrated the glory and eternal character of God’s word. Now therefore, in light of what God’s word is to us, we should receive the word and receive it with a particular heart. b. As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word: The word desire is strong. In the Septuagint (an ancient Greek translation of ...Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete) << Romans 12 | Romans 13 | Romans 14 >>. (Read all of Romans 13) Complete Concise. There are three good lessons taught us …b. But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose: God gave Paul favor in the eyes of this Roman centurion, and that favor kept Paul and all the prisoners alive – in fulfillment of the word spoken to Paul, God has granted you all those who sail with you ( Acts 27:24 ). God’s word never fails.Romans 13 Matthew Henry's Bible Commentary (concise) << Romans 12 | Romans 13 | Romans 14 >> (Read all of Romans 13) Complete Concise Chapter Contents The duty of subjection to governors. (1-7) Exhortations to mutual love. (8-10) To temperance and sobriety. (11-14) Commentary on Romans 13:1-7 (Read Romans 13:1-7)1. (1-2) The general call to holiness. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy. a. You shall be holy: The idea behind the word holy is “separate.”. As it is applied to God, it describes God’s apartness.It must also be in line with God’s Word. This work among the Gentiles passed both tests. b. They became silent: The Jewish believers in Jerusalem ( those of the circumcision, Acts 11:2) first reacted with a stunned silence. But then they glorified God, because they saw He was now at work among the Gentiles, also. i.a. Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword: This was a new development in the history of the church. Of the twelve who followed Jesus, James was the first to be martyred. i. Up to Acts 12, the church had been on a streak of success, experiencing one exciting conversion after another.Now live every day consistent with that freedom.”. i. As was seen earlier in Romans 6, we can be legally free and still choose to live like a prisoner. Paul has a simple command and encouragement for the Christian: be what you are. ii. Obeyed from the heart is a wonderful description of faith..

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