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ROMANS 16:1–27 I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them (Romans 16:17). Paul wrote 15 verses of greetings to various members of the church at Rome, people he has known in the … Continue reading “PRESERVING UNITY IN TRUTH”

EXODUS 20:18–21 The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was (Exodus 20:21). Romans 16 contains a list of heroic people in the Roman church, people who were standing for Christ in a hostile world. For the next couple of weeks let us consider some of the great heroes … Continue reading “MOSES THE MEDIATOR”

GENESIS 2:21–24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh (Genesis 2:24). Genesis 2:24 is an example of a creation ordinance, one of the principles God made clear to humanity at the beginning of creation. It is a mistake to … Continue reading “THE CREATION ORDINANCES”

ROMANS 2:1–16 The requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them (Romans 2:15). What is the biblical view of conscience? The New Testament uses the word 31 times, and there are two general ideas for which conscience is used. First, … Continue reading “A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE”

ROMANS 15:1–9a For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope (Romans 15:4). When Paul speaks of “everything that was written in the past” he is referring to the Old Testament. All of it, he says, was … Continue reading “BENEFITS OF BIBLE STUDY”

JOHN 14:15–21 “If you love Me, you will obey what I command” (John 14:15). There are two errors into which a Christian can fall when it comes to ethics. One is legalism, and the other is antinomianism. Today we will consider the first of these two forms of error. Often Christians are accused of being … Continue reading “THE PROBLEM OF LEGALISM”

1 PETER 2:13–17 Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God (1 Peter 2:16). Yesterday we looked at legalism, and today we want to look at the opposite error: antinomianism. Antinomian means “against the law,” and antinomianism is an approach to righteousness that … Continue reading “THE LIE OF LAWLESSNESS”

1 PETER 4:1–11 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins (1 Peter 4:8). In the Middle Ages, Roman Catholic theologians formulated a distinction between venial and mortal sins. Venial sins are relatively slight, being committed without full reflection. Mortal sins, they said, are sins that are so wicked … Continue reading “THE DEGREES OF SIN”

ROMANS 13:8–14 And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed (Romans 13:11). Romans 13:11 is more true today than when Paul wrote it, because we are closer to Christ’s return then he was. … Continue reading “LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS”

ROMANS 14 One man’s faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables (Romans 14:2). Romans 14 deals with an important issue in community among Christians. There are always some differences of understanding between Christians, and Paul here tells us we are to bear with one another on … Continue reading “THE WEAK AND THE STRONG”