“Welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God (Romans 15:7, ESV).What did you do to deserve Jesus’ love and acceptance? The answer is “nothing”. You did nothing to earn God’s a...  Read More

“We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up” (Romans 15:1-2, ESV).I learn...  Read More

“Let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding” (Romans 14:19, ESV).To pursue is to chase or run after. It is to aggressively use all of our energy to go after someone or something. In ...  Read More

“Let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother (Romans 14:13, ESV).Our goal should be to help each other mov...  Read More

“As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions” (Romans 14:1, ESV).This verse serves as a summary of Romans 14:1-12. Let me encourage you to stop here and go ahead...  Read More

“Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires (Romans 13:14, ESV).A few days ago, in Romans 13:12, we were instructed to put on the armor of light, in the ...  Read More

“Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy (Romans 13:13, ESV).Let us walk properly, orderly, and i...  Read More

“Let us cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light” (Romans 13:12b, ESV).Everyday I make a decision about which clothes I want to wear. I have a variety of jeans, slacks, t-shirts, ...  Read More

“Owe no one anything, except to love each other” (Romans 13:8, ESV).As we shared yesterday, we are to pay our bills, pay our taxes, and pay respect and honor (value) to those in our lives who have pos...  Read More

“Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed” (Romans 13:7, ESV).We are to pay our taxe...  Read More

“Let every person be subject to the governing authorities” (Romans 13:1, ESV).This verse summarizes the first five verses of Romans 13. I’ll summarize the other verses for you but it would be worth th...  Read More

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21, ESV).Whenever you see the word “evil”, translate it detrimental. And when you see the word “good” translate it beneficial. This...  Read More