Introduction

Five pillars of truth in Romans:

We are all guilty of sin.

We can all be saved.

We can look forward to a new life.

Your family can’t save you.

What it means to live for God (Romans 12 and following).

Let love be without hypocrisy.

Proverbs 26:24-26

John 1:47

I Peter 2:22

I John 3:14-18

Abhor what is evil.

Love and hate go together.

We need to work on our attitudes so that we abhor sin.

Psalms 119:104 – Loving good and hating evil are two sides of the same attitude.

Proverbs 8:13

That helps us stay away from sin.

I Corinthians 10:6

We have to stop the sin in our heart.

Cling to what is good.

God defines what is good!

Romans 12:2; 2:6-11

I Thessalonians 5:21

Proverbs 16:32

Ephesians 2:10

The world’s standard does not match God’s standard, but we must cling to God’s standard.

Ephesians 4:17-20