Day 11 Not Taking Revenge Or Being Overcome By Evil Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to
Day 12 Submit to the Governing Authorities Everyone must subject himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Romans 13:1 Why does Paul insert a paragraph about submitting to authorities at this point in Romans? To some readers
Day 13 Freedom From Fear of State Authorities Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from
Day 14 Our Attitude to the Authority of the State For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. For he is God’s servant to
Day 15 Love is the Fulfillment of the Law Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and whatever other commandment there may be, are
Day 16 Living in a Way That Reflects Our Understanding of the Days in Which We Live And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is
Day 17 Living in the Already / Not Yet Kingdom 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. Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery,
Day 18 Accept the One You COosider a Weaker Christian Accept the one whose faith is weak, without passing judgement on disputable matters. One man’s faith allows him to eat anything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The one who eats everything must not look down on him who does not,
Day 19 God Accepts Them And So Should We Accept the one whose faith is weak, without passing judgement on disputable matters. One man’s faith allows him to eat anything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The one who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and
Day 20 Let Christ Correct His Own Servants Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master, he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should
