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Romans 14:4 – Forgetting Grace
Introduction: At the heart of all false religion is a false view of grace. On the one hand we have legalistic type religions that put the emphasis on their own efforts and making ourselves worthy and...
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Romans 14:1-3: Gospel Based Community
Introduction: Welcoming people of differing convictions is a hot topic today. Inclusivism is the politically correct thing to. Divisions among Christians are a perennial problem and the new sub-section we are beginning in Romans speaks...
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Romans 13:12-14: Walking In The light
Introduction: Augustine, one of the church fathers of the 4thcentury is one of the most influential men in Christian history, was converted by this text. He grew up in a home with a Christian mother...
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Romans 13:11-12: What Time Is It?
INTRODUCTION: What time is it? Where are we in the unfolding of time? There are different answers to this question depending on your worldview. If you are materialist that has science as your religion, then the...
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Romans 13:9-10 – Love Fulfils The Law
INTRODUCTION: To say that the Christian ethic is a law based ethic can give a false impression. Here is a typical example: ‘There is a tale told of a missionary in a dark corner of...
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Romans 13:8: Paying our debts
INTRODUCTION: Debt is a familiar concept to us and today in Romans 13:8 Paul is going to speak to us about paying our debts. Stott points out that the idea of debt is mentioned several...
Romans 13:6-7: Fulfilling Our Obligations
INTRODUCTION: “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” (Mark 12:17). These have been called the most important political words ever spoken, and rightly so. Jesus was...
Romans 13:5: Conscience
INTRODUCTION: Living by a conscience informed by the word of God before the face of God is the basic posture of Christian holiness. We know this well, here is the famous quote of Luther demonstrating...
Romans 13:3-4: Capital Punishment
INTRODUCTION: The death penalty is a matter that causes great controversy. We live in a country that has put away the death penalty, any country today seeking entrance into the EU will have to ban...
Romans 13:2: Obeying and Disobeying the Government
INTRODUCTION: Michael Cassidy, the founder of African Enterprise visited P W Botha in South Africa on October the 8th 1985. ‘It was the time of the National Initiative for Reconciliation, and Michael hoped for signs...
Romans 13:1: God’s sovereignty over bad government
INTRODUCTION: Christians can and should submit to bad governments. They are not submitting to the devil but God. How is this possible, because God has given the authority relationship of government to man, and He...
Romans 13:1: God and the Government
Introduction: There are two extremes we need to avoid as we investigate the biblical teaching on our relationship to the government. We can call these overrealised and underrealised views of the kingdom. The overrealised view...
Romans 13:1: Submitting to the government
Introduction: Human beings are political animals. We are deeply invested in who is in power and is making the big decisions that affect our lives. And as we move into a new chapter in Romans...
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Romans 12:19-21: Blessed are the Peacemakers: Part Four
No audio is available for this sermon. Introduction: Paul now draws his teaching on loving our enemies in this section to a close. Usually when we come to the end of a discussion on a...
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Romans 12:18: Blessed are the Peacemakers: Part Three
Outline The peace we are to pursue is a peace from the heart The peace we are to pursue is a peace with all The peace we are to pursue is a peace that has...
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Romans 12:17-18: Blessed are the Peacemakers: Part Two
Outline Hypocrisy Morality Introduction ‘Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the sons of God.’ When we are the peacemakers we ought to be, out of the peace we have with God spreading...