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To God Be the Glory. Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning!. The only law you need.
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To God Be the Glory Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning!
The only law you need • Paul’s point here is that when we faithfully obey the command to love, we will be submissive to authority, pay our bills, and generally live a quiet and peaceable life becausewe are neither demanding our rights nor taking vengeance; instead, we are giving the needs of others first priority.
Reputation • Paul didn’t want the Christians to be labeled as another rebellious group like the Jews • Being a member of a society or nation has both privileges and responsibilities
Instead Christians were to: • obey the laws of the land, • respect those in authority, • pay their taxes
Phil 2:14-15 • Do all things without complaining and disputing… • Without fault in the midst of a crooked generation… • You shine as lights in the world
The only law you need • The next principle that Paul gives us • summarizes the whole law, • it covers all the bases
“owe no one anything, except…” • Not a prohibition on borrowing • But a call to pay off our debts • A ________’s work is never done • The debt of ____ is never paid up • The only debt we should never consider paid up is the debt of love
Laws and rules are necessary • The reason we obey the other laws is not just to keep out of trouble, but • so that we can serve the needs of others. • I don’t need a long list of “don’ts” when I applying the “dos” of 1 Cor 13.
Our main concern • is not whether we are being loved by others • but rather that we are loving others. • We don’t keep a running record or score
The only law you need • Whenwe faithfully obey the command to love, we will be submissive to authority, pay our bills, and generally live a quiet and peaceable life becausewe are neither demanding our rights nor taking vengeance; instead, we are giving the needs of others first priority.
Micah 6.8 • He has shown you o man, what is good. • And what does the Lord require of you? • But to do justly, • To love mercy, • And to walk humbly with you God.