Homiletics Study of Romans
Lesson 25 Passage: Romans 13:8-14
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Love is the law fulfilled (Romans 13:8-10)
a. Only debt we owe is to love others (8)
b. Commandments summed up in love neighbor as self (9)
c. Love does no harm and fulfills law (10).
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Salvation is near; the day is almost here (Romans 13:11-12a)
a. Understand the present; wake up (11a)
b. Salvation is near (11b)
c. Night is nearly over and day is almost here (12a)
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Live in the light and put on Jesus (Romans 13:12b-14)
a. Put aside wrong deeds; put on light (12b)
b. Behave decently; not doing wrong things (13)
c. Clothe in Jesus Christ not fleshly desires
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
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Scripture
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Love is the law fulfilled
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Romans 13:8-10
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Salvation is near; the day is almost here
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Romans 13:11-12a
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Live in the light and put on Jesus
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Romans 13:12b-14
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Love fulfills law our salvation is living in the light.
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that we are to be the light of Christ, fulfill the law by loving each other and putting off desires of the flesh.
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Specific Application Questions
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In what ways are you doing harm to your neighbor? Where should you display unselfishly more love?
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2.
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What part of your Christian walk is not what it should be? What need to change to reflect Jesus more clearly?
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Where are your thoughts? Are you thinking about self or on the sanctification road? What specifically needs to be removed from your thinking and how can you change to fully clothe yourself in Jesus?
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Principles to Remember
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Love fulfills the law.
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2.
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Day of salvation is before us.
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3.
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Our thoughts and behavior must reflect Christ
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4.
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Characteristic of God
Light and Love
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Theme
Love does no harm and our behavior should reflect Christ’s light to the world.
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