As the meaningful climax to living-out God in this newness of transformed life, Paul now seems to focus on how we respond to those who do not show us love.  Again, much of this parallels Jesus’ theme in the Sermon on the Mount regarding how we respond to those who position themselves as our enemies.  Love your enemies and do your best to be a blessing to them, even if they seek to do harm to you!  A harder, more challenging ‘personal lifestyle’ can hardly be imagined. It is God’s job and promise that He will repay the wicked with His wrath.  And when He does so, it is righteous wrath, whereas, when we attempt to act in personal retaliation, it is inevitably unrighteous wrath.  We are called to overcome evil by doing good.  God uses the same to reach the lost with eternal life.

This Week’s Bulletin:

https://thechapelingreen.cdn.prismic.io/thechapelingreen/aRYxELpReVYa4cp0_11.16.25Rm1214-21LoveTheLostOutline1.pdf