In Romans 14:1-3, the question concerns the eating of meats that may have been sacrificed to idols. The Jerusalem council (Acts chapter 15)ruled that Gentile converts should refrain from eating such foods. But there was always the question as to whether meats sold in public markets had come from animals sacrificed to idols (see 1 Cor. 10:25). Some Christians … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: Romans 14-16. Memory Text: “Why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ” (Romans 14:10). We are now in the last part of our study of Romans, the book from which the Protestant Reformation was born … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: As we progressively surrender our minds and activities to God, He will empower us to think, feel, and act according to His will.. December 23, 2017 1. Have a volunteer read Romans 12:1-3. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. Who is responsible … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: “In the Bible the will of God is revealed. The truths of the Word of God are the utterances of the Most High. He who makes these truths a part of his life becomes in every sense a new creature. He is not given new mental powers, but the darkness that through ignorance and … Continue reading –>
“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed” (Rom. 13:11). As we have stated all quarter, Paul had a very specific focus in this letter to the Romans, and that was to clarify for the church at Rome … Continue reading –>
“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law” (Rom. 13:8). How are we to understand this text? Does it mean that if we love, we have no obligation, then, to obey the law of God? As Jesus did in the Sermon on the Mount, Paul here … Continue reading –>
Several years ago, an American restaurant chain had commercials suggesting the different reasons to go out to eat at their restaurant and celebrate. Maybe you found 50 cents in the pockets of some old jeans, or maybe you hit all the lights green on your way home from work. The lighthearted message of the commercials, … Continue reading –>
Read Romans 13:1-7. What basic principles can we take from this passage about the ways in which we are to relate to the civil power of government? What makes Paul’s words so interesting is that he wrote during a time when a pagan empire ruled the world – one that could be incredibly brutal, one that … Continue reading –>
It is hard to believe that there is only one more Lesson study after this one, and then 2017 disappears into eternity-past. May our study today instruct us in the way God will help us Overcome Evil With Good. The first part of Sunday’s lesson shows we are in a battle with sin, therefore: Hymn … Continue reading –>
Where are we headed? Working our way through the book of Romans, we now enter a discussion of every-day thoughts about living the Christian life. With so much wisdom and practical advice in Romans, do you think that Paul’s writings make following Jesus as born-again Christians harder than before to follow? Would it be easier … Continue reading –>
