Tag Archives: Romans

“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14, KJV 1900) In the mid 1700’s, America experienced what we call “TheContinue reading “Revive Us Again (2 Chronicles 7:14)”

“And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” (Mark 3:25, KJV 1900) Before getting back to the book of Romans, I want to deal with a couple more issues of our society today and the precarious position I see ourselves in. I also want to look at how the church shouldContinue reading “United We Stand Divided We Fall (Mark 3:25)”

“Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.” (Romans 13:5, KJV 1900) The second question regarding the events of the past several weeks that I wanted to address is this. When is it right to disobey government? While this verse does not specifically speak of this, Paul doesContinue reading “Civil Disobedience (Romans 13:5)”

“for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.” (Romans 13:4, ESV) In Friday’s blog, I indicated that there were two questions thatContinue reading “Maintaining Order (Romans 13:4)”

“Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.” (Romans 13:1, ESV) It is in the fleshly nature of man to be rebellious, to resist the authority of those placed over him and claim independence. This is veryContinue reading “Submission to Government (Rom 13:1-3)”

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” (Romans 12:21, ESV) How do you stop injustice? Over the past couple weeks, our country has been in turmoil over the death of George Floyd. Some of the response to his tragic death was peaceful and legal protest. However, some of the response wasContinue reading “Overcoming Evil (Romans 12:20-21)”

“If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” (Romans 12:18, ESV) In my lifetime, the United States has been engaged in four major military conflicts overseas. I served in the Army at the tail end of the Vietnam conflict and during the Cold War. On top of these conflicts, thereContinue reading “Responding to Evil (Romans 12:17-19)”

“For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.” (2 Thessalonians 2:7, ESV) Yesterday, I wrote about the events over the past couple weeks. These events display what Paul wrote about in saying, “the mystery of lawlessness is alreadyContinue reading “Restraining Lawlessness (2 Thessalonians 2:1-7 – Part 2)”

“For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.” (2 Thessalonians 2:7, ESV) Due to the events over the past couple weeks, regarding the death of George Floyd and the resulting protests and rioting, I felt led to lookContinue reading “Mystery of Lawlessness (2 Thessalonians 2:1-7 – Part 1)”

“Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.” (Romans 12:16, ESV) In 1971, Coca-Cola aired a commercial with a jingle that went, “I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.” They were trying to communicate that somehow Coca-ColaContinue reading “Living in Harmony (Romans 12:14-16)”