We are tempted to think that the easiest way to get along with each other is to be agreeable. Let us not argue over the matter. Rather, let us simply affirm what others may think about any given topic. The spirit of the age has even carried us to a...

In Romans 14:1, the Apostle Paul begins a rather lengthy discussion on the importance of welcoming weaker brothers and sisters in the faith, and Christians are called to embrace them without quarrelling over opinions. At the same time, we remember the...

In Romans 13:11-14, Paul reminds us that our ultimate, final salvation is nearer and nearer every day when Jesus returns to this earth and makes all things new. The blessed hope of the Christian is that history itself will be redeemed and Jesus will...

Every Christian should always live in three arenas: 1) what we are, 2) what we shall be, and 3) what we should be. The Apostle John gives answers to these Christians, but in a surprising way. The answer to all three questions is found within and...

In Romans 13:8-10, Paul explains that we owe a debt of love. Paul says that we are in debt and that we pay that debt back through the inward and outward action of love. This paying of the debt of love is the fulfillment of God’s Law. Today, as we look...

Whenever a Christian disobeys the government their conscience is pained. It is this pain of conscience that often leads Christians to compromise in their faith in order to get along with the government. But one of the things we learn from Romans...

Today, we consider Paul's general maxim in Romans 13:1-7 that believers must be subject to the governing authorities. God commands us to respect and to submit to the governing authorities. Yet Christians are not called to a blind obedience to...

What is the relationship of God's authority to that of civil authorities or the local government? In this message, Pastor Tyler Walkden gives a broad overview as begin our study of Romans 13.

What is hypocrisy, and how is that incompatible with love? . . . God calls us not merely to making the correct choices, but to having the correct emotions. There is no room for hypocrisy. The salvation that we seek from God can not merely be a...

Too often our pursuit of joy is rooted in selfish interests. We seek pleasures that will bring us joy quite apart from others. But the Scriptures teach that real joy is found in giving of ourselves for a happiness that can be shared. To this end, God...