Love
Romans 12:9-21
Love in Action
9 Love must be
sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above
yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but
keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be
joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice
hospitality.
14 Bless those
who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who
mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another.
Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do
not be conceited.
17 Do not repay
anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live
at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take
revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written:
“It is mine to avenge; I will repay” says the Lord. 20
On the contrary:
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
21 Do not be
overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 13:8-14
Love Fulfills the Law
8 Let no debt
remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever
loves others 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 whatever other command there may
be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love
is the fulfillment of the law.
The Day Is Near
11 And do this,
understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up
from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first
believed. 12 The night is nearly
over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put
on the armor of light. 13 Let us behave
decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual
immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. 14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ,
and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh
Galatians
3:24, 25. So the law was put in place to lead us to Christ
that we might be justified by faith. Now that faith has come we are no longer
under the supervision of the law. Galatians 5:14 – The entire law is summed up in a single
command – love your neighbor as yourself.
He
was right we no longer live under the Law of Moses, so where does that lead us
when it comes to tithing. Is this a man-made concept taken from the law as set
forth by Moses or are we really instructed to tithe one tenth of everything as
Abraham did?
I
remain steadfast in my belief and understanding that I will tithe one tenth of
my annual gain for the continuance of the building of the church of Jesus
Christ. I don’t believe this was even one of the Laws of Moses given to the
Levites.
In
the Old Testament times they offered one tenth of their herds and fruits etc.
as a sin offering. In Romans we clearly see that Jesus was brought to this
earth so that through him all might be saved who believed in him, repented of
his sins, was baptized for the remission of their sins and received the gift of
the Holy Ghost.
By
grace we are saved.
Thank
you Lord for this further insight, light and knowledge. It is certainly a
pleasure for me to study the scriptures.
Good
night Lord!
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