1. Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning!
To God Be the Glory
Weeping may endure for a night,
But joy comes in the morning!

2. The only law you need
Paul’s point here is that when we faithfully obey the command to love, we will be submissive to authority, pay our bills, and generally live a quiet and peaceable life because we are neither demanding our rights nor taking vengeance; instead, we are giving the needs of others first priority.

3. Reputation
Paul didn’t want the Christians to be labeled as another rebellious group like the Jews
Being a member of a society or nation has both privileges and responsibilities

4. Instead Christians were to:
obey the laws of the land,
respect those in authority,
pay their taxes

5. Do all things without complaining and disputing…
Phil 2:14-15
Do all things without complaining and disputing…
Without fault in the midst of a crooked generation…
You shine as lights in the world

6. The only law you need The next principle that Paul gives us
summarizes the whole law,
it covers all the bases

7. “owe no one anything, except…”
Not a prohibition on borrowing
But a call to pay off our debts
A ________’s work is never done
The debt of ­­­­­­­­­­­­­____ is never paid up
The only debt we should never consider paid up is the debt of love

8. Laws and rules are necessary
The reason we obey the other laws is not just to keep out of trouble, but
so that we can serve the needs of others.
I don’t need a long list of “don’ts” when I applying the “dos” of Cor 13.

9. Our main concern is not whether we are being loved by others
but rather that we are loving others.
We don’t keep a running record or score

10. The only law you need
When we faithfully obey the command to love, we will be submissive to authority, pay our bills, and generally live a quiet and peaceable life because we are neither demanding our rights nor taking vengeance; instead, we are giving the needs of others first priority.

11. Micah 6.8 He has shown you o man, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with you God.