For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” Romans 1:16-17 April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14

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Memory Verse Romans 13:8 (NASB) Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14

of God’s Righteousness Romans Outline Focus Revelation of God’s Righteousness Vindication of God’s Righteousness Application Reference 1:1 – 3:20 3:21 – 5:21 6:1 – 8:39 9:1-29 9:30 – 10:21 11:1-36 12:1 – 13:14 14:1 – 16:27 Division Need for God’s Righteousness Imputation Demonstration of God’s Righteousness Israel’s Past: Election Israel’s Present: Rejection Israel’s Future: Restoration Christian Duties Christian Liberties Topic Sin Salvation Sancti- fication Sovereignty Service Doctrinal Behavioral Location & Time Probably written in Corinth (Greece) around 57 AD April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14

Last Meeting Key Thoughts : Scripture: Romans 13:1-7 Authority is instituted by God Be subject to authorities Pay your taxes Encountering the Book of Romans Chapter 17 Citizens of the World and Citizens of Heaven: Authorities pages 169 - 173 April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14

This Meeting Key Thoughts : Scripture: Romans 13:8-14 Retain only the continuing debt to love one another Loving one another fulfills the law (nomos) Live in the light for this period of time Encountering the Book of Romans Chapter 17 Fulfilling the Law through Love (13:8-10) Living in the Light of Day (13:11-14) pages 173 - 176 April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14

Romans 13:8-14 (ESV) 8 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 For 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: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14

Romans 13:8-14 (ESV) 11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. 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 quarreling and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14

Romans 13:8,10 8 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Observation: Introduction has emphatic Greek double negative (g3367). Paul took roughly two millennia of teaching and condensed it down to two basic principals: Love God, Love Man Interpretation: Follows the clear direction to submit to civil authority. Debt and usury had a very specific function in Mosaic Law — not to be abused. The focus of Jesus: Go beyond the outward act to the inner attitude. Key word: ὀφείλω opheiló to owe; indebted, obligated 3367 [e] Mēdeni 3367 [e] mēden 3784 [e] opheilete Μηδενὶ μηδὲν ὀφείλετε , To no one nothing owe April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14

Romans 13:9 9 For 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: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Observation: Paul: Let me make this simple… Interpretation: 1. Paul takes applicable, representative laws to represent his summary: Leviticus 19:18 / Matthew 5:43 Matthew 22:39 / Mark 12:31 / Luke 10:27 / John 13:34 Galatians 5:14 / James 2:8 2. Key word: πλησίον plésion adv; near, near by; neighbor (17) 3. Who is your neighbor? In this book, Eisenman talked about Second Mile Living:   I remember a story a Chinese evangelist told about a Christian farmer who had to carry water to his rice paddy during the dry season. His paddy was separated from his neighbor’s paddy by a dike and a water gate. The farmer carried water all day to his rice paddy. The next morning he discovered that his neighbor had raised the water gate during the night and let the water run down into his own dry paddy. So the farmer carried water from dawn to dusk again to flood his rice paddy. Then, on the second morning, like the first, he found his own paddy drained and dry and his neighbor’s well soaked. So on the third day, the farmer first carried water to his neighbor’s paddy. Not until after it was well watered did he carry water to his own. The second mile deed so struck the farmer’s neighbor that he later became a Christian because of it. 18 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:18 Matthew 22:34-40 34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” John 13: 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” 21 He who despises his neighbor sins, But happy is he who is gracious to the poor. Proverbs 14:21 April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14

The One Thing If you were to boil the Christian life down to one word, what would it be? Obedience John McArthur remembered a saying made by an older gentlemen when he was young: “The Christian life can be lived like this: love everyone perfectly and do whatever you want.”  We establish the Law through faith (Romans 3:31) And what does the Lord require of you? (Micah 6:8) https://www.gty.org/library/sermons-library/45-104/love-fulfills-the-law-part-1 April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14

Romans 13:11-13 11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. 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 quarreling and jealousy. Observation: The use of night and day carry literal in symbolic meanings; Paul strikes a poetic tone rich in symbolism and instructive in content Interpretation: Night, night-time = Danger, evil, corruption, sexual sin Dad’s quote: “Nothing good happens after 11 o’clock“ The Day of the Lord included both old and intertestamental references Key word: ἡμέρα hémera day; #3 “pending judgement return” see Heb 10:25 Paul wants us to live in the light during this period of time April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14

Romans 13:14 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. Observation: A fitting and accurate summary of the section Interpretation: 1. Key word: ἐνδύσασθε (endysasthe) from enduo put on; g1746 (17) Also in: 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. (Ephesians 6:11) 2. The Bottom Line: For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. (John 1:17) April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14

Closing Thought Again, Paul Said Galatians 3 23 But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. 24 Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. 26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise. April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14

Discussion & Application Do you agree that obedience is the one key word for a believer? Do you agree with the statement: “The Christian life can be lived like this: love everyone perfectly and do whatever you want.”? Discuss. What are the different examples of a neighbor? Who in your life would fit the category of “neighbor” that is not a traditional friend? What are actions you can take to “put on the Lord Jesus” related to them? Consider the relationship between Faith, Obedience and Love. How should they be ordered? Are you a good tipper? (or are you an evaluator of talent, image, attitude and effort?) Is tipping a way to represent Christ and how can the rest of your dining event be used to show His love? April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14

Next Meeting A Plea for Unity in the Church Review: Romans 13:8-14 Study: Romans 14:1-23 Encountering Romans Chapter 18, pages 177 - 185 April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14

Closing Questions? Comments? Closing Prayer April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14

Bibliography MacArthur, John. (2011). Sermons on Romans 13:8-14 https://www.gty.org/library/sermons-library/45-104/love-fulfills-the-law-part-1 Moo, D. J. (2014). Encountering the book of Romans: a theological survey. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. Physioc, B. (2017). Bible Study Notes – Romans. Disciplers International (http://www.disciplersinternational.com/studies.php). Walvoord, John F. and Roy B. Zuck, Editors. The Bible Knowledge Commentary: New Testament. Colorado Springs: David C. Cook Publisher, 1983. April 10, 2018 Romans 13:8-14