Romans: The 10th Study
Paul encourages the church in Rome to be submissive and not defiant toward government. As U.S. citizens we take this principle and apply it to our stewardship as citizens who are the government.

Paul encourages the church in Rome to be submissive and not defiant toward government. As U.S. citizens we take this principle and apply it to our stewardship as citizens who are the government.
Paul instructs Christians to respect and honor government and its authority that God has given to them. Not to do this is a sin.
Paul speaks about loving one another and how that looks in practical ways.
How to live out the Gospel of Grace.
Anxiety effects us all in some way or another. We are commanded to not be anxious, but to rely on the faithfulness of Jesus in prayer and obedience.
Shame is not necessarily a bad thing. Yes, like Adam and Eve, it causes us to run from God and hide, but it can also cause us to realize that Christ can take away our shame, so we come to Him.
Jesus knows what it means to suffer, so when we go through times of suffering we can have the hope and comfort of knowing that He will be there for us.
Love and hate are often seen as feelings, but the Bible describes these emotions as actions. What we do with these emotions is crucial.
Anger is a righteous emotion, unless it's rooted in selfishness.
Understanding the proper place of emotions in the life of the Christian.
Paul speaks of how all people are able to receive God's grace, but it is by faith in Christ and not in The Law.
It matters what you believe. The modern, popular idea that “It doesn’t matter WHAT you believe, just so long as you are sincere” doesn’t just not jive with Scripture, it doesn’t work for anything else either.
Paul explains that Jesus is the Elect One to salvation, those who believe in Christ become part of The Elect. They are not elect because God choose them, they are elect because they chose to be with Jesus.
Paul speaks of Predestination and The Elect, but who does that include? Knowing who he's speaking to is the key to knowing.
Paul explains who the "elect" are and why they are called the "elect."
How to live the Christian Life; by walking in the Spirit as opposed to the flesh.
Paul explains how even though we are children of God, we struggle with sin. The key word being "struggle". We are dead in the flesh and alive in the spirit.
This is where Paul says we died with Christ, and rose again with him to new life. What we need to do is “reckon” it so.
Paul speaks of God's unlimited grace for the whole world. We can choose to live in the image of Adam or in Christ.
While Paul opened his letters with the greeting, “Grace and Peace to you”, in the first verses of Romans 5 he unpacks what grace and peace have done, do and will yet accomplish.
Paul continues his point that being a Jew isn't a matter of heritage, but of faith. Even Gentiles can become a "true" Jew.
Paul says a “true Jew” is more a matter of the heart than ancestry or rule-keeping. We’ll use this truth to press in on the dangers and pitfalls of religion vs relationship.
Man was created to worship and serve, whether it's of the Lord or the things of the world. Paul expounds on this in great detail.
The Gospel is the power of God to save.
Paul's letter to the Church in Rome is considered one of his most influencial writings in establishing the principles and workings of the Gospel.
We’ll see through the life of Jonah how our anger can lead us to disobedience, hurting other, it can also lead to painful situations.
The Psalms of David inspire and convict us because it's his heart being poured out before the Lord.
David declaration “I will not give to the Lord what cost me nothing” tells us much about how he viewed his relationship with God.
The life of David continues as he shows how great of a leader he was despite his failings. His heart always came back to the Lord.
Two events in David’s life instruct us in how to deal with trouble.