Romans
The book of Romans.
1. God’s Wrath Revealed
2. God’s Righteous Judgment
3. All Are Guilty
4. Abraham Justified by Faith
5. Peace and Hope in Christ
6. Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ
7. Law and Sin
8. Life Through the Spirit
9. God’s Sovereignty
10. Faith Comes Through Hearing
11. God’s Mercy to Israel
12. Living Sacrifices and Love
13. Submission to Authorities
14. Judgment and Weaker Consciences
Some people have weaker consciences. We must do everything out of faith and love, so we must be very careful and gentle not to provoke people who are concerned about displeasing God with a given action, even if in truth they are perfectly free.
4: It's not our job to micromanage other Christians in their obedience to Jesus.
5: Christians are free to practice holy days or not practice holy days. As long as they do what they do to honor Christ.
10-12: It is easy for us to look askance at how other people live their lives. But we must be concerned about how God will judge us.
We will appear before the judgment seat of God, which is the judgment seat of Christ. Christ, we know, is merciful to the humble but will relentlessly punish the proud and those who have despised his people.
Are you preparing yourself to give an account to God for every word, every deed, every day of your life? Number your days.
'So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.' Psalm 90:12
'O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!' Psalm 39:4
He wil lbe measuring whether you have followed those two great commandments: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
You must keep an account of that. Times where you have despised your brother leave their mark on the world and God will see; likewise, he will see where love has bound everything together.
23: We must do everything in faith because that is where our spiritual power comes from. Doubts cause us to drift, lose all our power and love -- all doubt leads to sin. The only way to act rightly is in total faith in God's love and mercy towards you, which helps you become more and more aware of his providential arrangement of all things for you day to day, so that your acts can be ordered rightly.
15. Christ the Hope of All
Scripture exists for us to be encouraged.