INTROCDUTION:
1. Turn with me in your Bibles to Romans 13:8-10.
2. Last week we took a look at Romans 13:1-7.
3. We saw, Living in this world. V1-9
A. The life of a believer has many things to think about in a fallen world.
1. One of those things is. (Living in a world with a government that is fallen
And seems to be corrupt)
a. You really don’t have to take that close of a look. (To be able to see the
the corruptness of the Government, Trump ran on the slogan that he
was going to drain the swamp, who knew how deep that swamp was)
b. But it is not only America. (This is happening around the world, and it
has been this way since the fall of mankind, and will continue until His
return and He establishes His Kingdom on this earth)
c. Because of this it begs the question. (Then what are we going to do based
on the fact that there is such corruptness in the Government?)
d. Some today. (Say that they hate the Government and they don’t want
anything to do with it, and I know that most of you have heard the
speech they give)
e. But here we are. (The first verse of Romans 13:1 says that we are to
submit to Governing authorities because their authority was given to
them by Yahweh)
1). The word submit means. (To be subordinate to, to be obedient to, and
For us to obey, so this word in the GK means what we know the word
Would mean in the English)
2). And notice too. (That this same verse carries with it the understanding
Of Yahweh being the one who put these Governments in place, it
Wasn’t by chance that they just happened to be the stronger one
That won the war)
3). There is no authority. (Except from Yahweh, this word authority, or in
KJV power is authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, and those that
Those Governments that exist are instituted by Yahweh)
4). So, to start this. (We have to start from Yahweh’s perspective, because
It is Him that has put Government in place, it is clear in this verse
That what is being said is that there is no power or authority other
Than Him)
5). So, if we don’t like a Government. (And we rebel against that
Government, we are actually rebelling against Yahweh, and we can
See this in Romans 13:2, look carefully at this verse, those that resist
The Government are opposing Yahweh and bringing judgment on
Themselves)
6). At this point. (It kind of makes you want to scratch your head and say
I don’t understand the reason exactly for this whole thing, what is
Yahweh doing?)
7). Look at 1 Peter 2:13-15. (In this passage of Scripture, we are given a
Little light into what is being said, we are to silence the foolish, not by
Railing at them, or by beating them up with Scripture, but instead by
By doing good)
8). This word silence in the GK. (Is to muzzle the foolish, this word for the
Foolish in the GK can means unbelieving and egotistical, which is a
Good word, look at Palm 14:1, the fool says in his heart there is no
God, fool in the Hebrew means stupid, wicked, vile person)
9). So, part of this has to do with. (Being a testimony of Yahweh’s
Greatness to the nations being a light to the nations look at Acts
13:46-48, it says that they brought the Gospel to the Jews first, and
They rejected it they then turned to the Gentiles so they could be
A light to the Gentiles)
10). The cross reference is Isaiah 42:6. (Now, the Jews say that this is a
Prophecy about Israel, but we know that is a prophecy about the
Messiah, but I say it is really both, that is what Messiah does, but
Because of the Great Commission Mathew 28:16-20 that is what He
Has empowered us and commissioned us to do the same thing, that
Is why Paul is saying this in Acts 13:46-48)
f. But there is another reason as well. (Look at Deuteronomy 4:25-29, and
says that when you are in the land and act corruptly that He will scatter
the people among the nations until they begin to seek Yahweh then He
will bring them back from among the nations to the land. It is while the
people are among the nations, and they begin to seek Him and repent
and turn back to Him, and begin to worship among the Gentiles, the
Gentiles will see the people of Yahweh worshipping in Spirit and Truth)
1). Look at Daniel 2:20-23. (Daniel speaks here to the idea that Yahweh is
The one who raises Kings up and removes Kings, now remember that
Daniel is in captivity in Babylon at this writing, and He is not only
Seeking Yahweh but also Daniel is living out His life as a light onto
Yahweh before the Gentiles)
2). Look at how Daniel did. (Look at Daniel 1:8-16, So he would not be
Defiled with the Kings food Daniel asked to be given vegetables and
Water, Daniel step out in faith and Yahweh gave him favor)
3). Look at Daniel 3:1-15. (Daniel also refused to bow the knee to any
Other gods, he only bowed the knee to Yahweh and once again he
Acted in faith, by praying to Yahweh instead and was willing to
Accept whatever punishment that came with that, but Daniel also
Followed the laws of the land otherwise, in fact Daniel worked within
The government and Yahweh continued to show Daniel favor)
g. Back to Romans 13:3-7. (The authority given to government is to punish
those who do bad not for doing bad, so we need to stay with in Yahweh
favor, and we need to submit to Yahweh by doing what is good, its
not about the government, but it is about Yahweh)
1). It really goes back to. (Matthew 6:33 we are to seek first the Kingdom
Of Yahweh and His righteousness and all of these things will be added
Unto us)
4. And remember, the discussion was about how to relate to the Government, and
Remembering who puts Government in place.
5. This week I want to continue talking about our relationship to one another and
What this really looks like.
6. Read Romans 13:8-10, Pray!
I. Owe no man anything. V8-10
A. Once again, we need to get to the meat of this passage.
1. In Romans 13:8. (Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another
For the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.)
a. The word Owe. (In the GK means to be under obligation to some, but it
also means to be guilty, now I thought that was an interesting aspect of
the word in this context, because in this case it is talking about the law)
b. In this instance we are talking. (Really being free or not under obligation
to someone or to something, except in one instance and that is we all
owe each other love, so we are really talking about we are under the
obligation to love one another. Now, there are many Scriptures that
talk about debt, but this is not a financial discussion)
c. But this is a discussion. (About our moral responsibility to each other,
and in this same sentence Paul tells us that to love one another is the
fulfilment of the law, and the law he brings up are those 10 commands)
d. Look at Romans 13:9. (Paul names a few of them, which comes from
Exodus 20:1-17, let’s read them, and take a look at this because I
Believe we have a tendency to get caught up in this list and that is not
What we are supposed to do)
e. Here what I mean. (This list of commandments are not the focus for us,
my wife makes a shopping list before she goes shopping, and that list is
made up of things that she sees we run out that she needs, so when I
come to her and ask, did you get this? Or did you get that? She says did
you put it on the list? But this list reminds her of what we need, she can
go back to that list and see that the shopping was done properly)
f. But the list was not the goal. (Shopping for what we need is the goal, the
10 Commandments are not a list of things to be check off each day, the
Real goal is Love, the 10 Commandments are a measurement to see if
I am really being loving or not, because if I am being loving then those
10Commandment are being fulfilled)
g. Look at Mark 12:28-31. (These two come from Deuteronomy 6:4-6 and
Leviticus 19:18 and in Mark 12:31 this is Yahshua talking, there is no
Greater commands than these)
h. So, really. (If we want to fulfill the Commandments, what we really
need to do is study what love is, and I don’t mean love that is defined
by Yahweh not by us)
i. Turn with me to 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. (Now in my version it uses the
word Love, in the KJV it uses charity, but the GK is love. I also
want to point our that there are three different GK words that are
translated love one is for a sexual love the other is used for a brotherly
love, but this one and the we are talking about in Romans 13 is one
used for a Godly love, and one that makes a commitment to cherish and
to up hold another person)
1). In 1 Corinthians 13:1. (Paul talks about that if he were to speak in the
Tongues of men and angels but does not have love, then he is a noisy
Gong or a clanging cymbal, there was a cult in Corinth called Cybele
That was the fastest growing cult at that time, it was a bloody cult
That made its priests and priestess to cut themselves during some of
Their rituals and the way they began their festival days were by
Cymbals and drum as the went through the streets, look at 1 Kings
18:25-29)
2). So, Paul is saying that. (It is love that sets us apart from all of the
Worlds religions, see sometimes we think that if we do such and such
We are all good, but it is love that is what cause us to do the things
That we are called to do)
3). Let’s jump down to 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. (Love is patient, kind, does
Not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant, is not rude, is not self
Seeking, is not irritable, does not keep a record of wrong’s, love finds
No joy in unrighteousness, rejoices in the truth, it bears all things,
Believes all things (Believes Yahweh) hopes all things, endures all
Things but love never ends)
4). Look at Gal. 5:22-23. (The fruit of the Spirit, this is what is produces
When we have the Holy Spirit, Love, joy peace, patience, kindness,
Goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, no law against)
5). Look at 1 John 3:16-17. (John says this from the beginning of this
Passage this is how we have come to know love, what John is saying
Here is that what he about to reveal to us is the measurement of love,
He (Yahshua) laid His life down for us, and we should lay our life
Down for our brother)
6). So, Paul’s summation. (Love does no wrong against a neighbor
Therefore, it is the fulfilment of the law, if you will notice and the
Bottom line it is about what we do to Yahweh and to each other that
Defines if we are Torah observant or not, because according to this
If we are loving Yahweh and our brother then we truly are Torah
Observant)
7). Look at Matt 25:31-46. (This puts it into prospective, what we do to
Others is about what we do to Yahshua, when it is all said and done
The bottom line will be about what we have done to Yahshua, the
Way we treat each other is how we are treating Him)