Tag: romans 13
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Devotional for October 16th, 2018
By Stefan Johnsson 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 (NIV) The Man of Lawlessness 2 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or…
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Devotional for October 13th, 2018
By Jason Scherzer The Word: Romans 13:1-5 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring…
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Devotional for October 10th, 2018
By Heather Mattingly The WORD: Romans 13:1-4 “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. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgement. For rulers are not a…
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Devotional for November 13th, 2017
I. The Word Romans 13:8a: Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another…. Philippians 4:12-13: I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering…
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Devotional for May 13th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 13:14 “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.” II. Study Questions 1. What is the meaning of sanctification? 2. What does it mean to “put on the Lord Jesus Christ?” “As I look upon the two sides of His Holiness,…
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Devotional for May 12th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 13:12-13 12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in…
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Devotional for May 11th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 13:11 11Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed. II. Reflection Questions: 1. What is the words, “Do this…” commanding us to do? 2. What does “knowing the time” mean? Historically? Literally? Spiritually? Biblically?…
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Devotional for May 10th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 13:8-10 NRSV 8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet”; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, “Love your neighbor…
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Devotional for May 9th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 13:3-7 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. 4 For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for…
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Devotional for May 8th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 13:1-2 1Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. 2Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. II. Reflection Questions…