The Love of God The Love of God’s Children Romans 8, 12 The Love of God The Love of God’s Children

Romans “In the geometry of restored theology, hope has a greater circumference than faith. If faith increases, the perimeter of hope stretches correspondingly” (Elder Neal A. Maxwell, November 1994).

What if something is beyond our faith and our hope? Romans HOPE FAITH What if something is beyond our faith and our hope?

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What if something is beyond our faith and our hope? Romans HOPE FAITH What if something is beyond our faith and our hope?

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The Love of God The Love of God’s Children Romans 8, 12 The Love of God The Love of God’s Children

Romans 8 If you could inherit anyone’s possessions, whose possessions would you choose and why? Who typically inherits someone’s possessions? Romans 8:14–17 According to verse 17, what must God’s covenant children do to become joint-heirs with Christ?  

Romans 8 Elder Jeffrey R. Holland: “Your Father in Heaven knows your name and knows your circumstance. He hears your prayers. He knows your hopes and dreams, including your fears and frustrations. And He knows what you can become through faith in Him. Because of this divine heritage you, along with all of your spiritual sisters and brothers, have full equality in His sight and are empowered through obedience to become a rightful heir in His eternal kingdom, an “[heir] of God, and joint-[heir] with Christ” [Romans 8:17]. Seek to comprehend the significance of these doctrines.” (“To Young Women,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2005, 28).

Love Compatibility When would you break off your Relationship? There always seems to be Distress in the relationship You get Persecuted and made fun of because you’re with that person You get hungry and feel famished and your stomach growls when you see them They start to wear immodest clothing and look kinda naked. Someone pulls a sword and threatens you with death if you continue in the relationship That person dies - will your love endure forever? An angel tells you not to be with that person any more You are offered $10,000 by your parents to break it off You meet someone that’s a better height You find a new creature

Who’ll take the Son? (Story) Romans 8: THE LOVE OF GOD Romans 8:35-39 Who’ll take the Son? (Story) http://www.jaredstory.com/story_of_a_son.html

Romans 12: THE LOVE OF GOD’s CHILDREN read Romans 12:1‑‑5 looking for the analogy Paul used. What do you think Paul meant when he wrote “present your bodies a living sacrifice … unto God”? 

What makes something valuable? Who made it.   Where it was made. How many were made. What it cost to make. Who made you? Where were you made? How many of you are there? What cost was involved? Romans 12:2

Snagged in a 2007 yard sale by a New York family for $3, the Chinese Ding bowl had sat on the family’s mantel until they decided to have it valued.  The Sotheby family sold this vase in 2013 for  $2.2 million.

Romans 12: THE LOVE OF GOD’s CHILDREN How can living this teaching help us dedicate our lives to God and refrain from conforming to the world?

Romans 12: THE LOVE OF GOD’s CHILDREN “Heaping coals on their head” STORY: MTC with district A Life is richer as we Love God and look for ways to bless other people  

Romans 14: THE LOVE OF GOD’s CHILDREN Is it acceptable for a Latter-day Saint to: (1) follow a vegetarian diet? (2) eat chocolate? (3) wear shorts in public? (4) use technology on the Sabbath? (5) participate in holiday celebrations that are rooted in other religious or cultural traditions?

Romans 14: THE LOVE OF GOD’s CHILDREN Romans 14:1–5 Some people observed no dietary restrictions. Others abstained from meat and ate only vegetables as a continuation of dietary laws under the law of Moses. In addition, some Church members chose to continue to observe Jewish customs, practices, and holidays. What problems do you think could have arisen within the Church as members made different personal decisions in these matters? See Romans 14:3 Council regarding personal preference vs church doctrine: Romans 14:10–13, 15,19, 21

Romans 14: THE LOVE OF GOD’s CHILDREN How might Church members eating certain foods influence others to spiritually stumble? What truth can we learn from Paul’s instruction regarding our actions in matters not addressed by specific commandments?

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