Category: Romans 12
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Vengeance Is Mine
(Romans 12:19-21) Over the last few posts we have looked at the attitudes and behaviours of life in Jesus Christ. Most specifically there have been a few posts considering the issue of revenge and retaliation when we are hurt or wronged by other people. The bible is very clear about this subject and the whole…
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Live Peaceably With All
(Romans 12:18) One of the primary and fundamental tenets of the Christian life is to live in peace. We have the promise of peace being left with us through Jesus Christ and we seek peace as we walk with Him. God the Father is referred to in various places as the God of peace and…
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Seek Honour, Not Evil
(Romans 12:17) The Lord God said in various places that vengeance belongs to Him. It is not for us to seek to avenge ourselves but rather to leave vengeance to the wrath of God. If you are a Christian and have been for any length of time, you will certainly have suffered at the hands…
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Live In Harmony
Romans 12:16 In this world there is terrible conflict. It is the way of the world that one person or one group stands opposed to others. The nature of this world is competition to compete for what is best for the individual. In this day and age in particular the fundamental philosophy of the world…
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Bless Those Who Persecute You
(Romans 12:14) If ever there was a verse in the bible that represented or summed up the attitude of Christians, it is this one. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. (Romans 12:14) As Christians we have not been called to be a people of violence, hatred and anger who…
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Living in the Family of God
(Romans 12:13) This scripture truly lays the basis for living in the family of God. It epitomizes the brotherly love that exists in the family of God and one of the many ways that love shoud be manifested within the family. The verse reads as follows. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek…
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The Sum of The Parts
(Romans 12:12) There is an old saying that has been attributed to many different people which says, “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.” In essence it means that the individual components of something when put together make something greater or better than the individual components themselves could ever be. For example,…
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A Call To Persevere
(Romans 12:11) This section of Romans 12 covers many different aspects of living in Christ. In this whole paragraph we see many exhortations to the people of Rome to stand firm and remain faithful, to live lives befitting those who call themselves Christians. Never flag in zeal, be aglow with the Spirit, serve the Lord.…
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It Isn’t A Competition
(Romans 12:10) It is interesting that some of the terminology used by writers in the bible would lead us to think that Christianity is a competition. It sounds in some places as if we are all competing in some way. This is especially true when Paul says in places about “running the race set before…
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Hold Fast To What Is Good
(Romans 12:9) As I read this verse these final few words seemed to stick out. Paul encourages and entreaty us to hate what is evil and to hold fast to what is good. It is in the determination of the difference between good and evil that we strike difficulties, especially in this modern day and…
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Many Parts, One Body
(Romans 12:4-8) When Jesus came to the earth he was the complete package. He provided the perfect example of what a Christian should be like. He had all of the attributes of God the Father for He was truly in the image of God, and as God is love, so too Jesus is love also.…
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Humility
(Romans 12:3) If there is one attribute of Jesus Christ that He epitomized and which we are to aspire to it is humility. There is no way that any person can or will be able to enter the kingdom of God unless they are humble. Not a presence of humility, but humble through and through…
