Second Street PCA

The task of the church to spread the gospel all over the world, to make disciples. Each believer is to support participating in that great commission

Paul commends the Roman church, reminds them of their need for further sanctification, and a desire for more churches. Are we "full of goodness and knowledge and able to admonish one another?

God is the God of peace. Christ humbled Himself to fulfill the Abrahamic Covenant so that Jews may be saved by faith and also to show mercy to the Gentiles that they may glorify God along with Israel.

In order for the church to speak with the prophetic voice to civil government (or to the world) in a more meaningful way, there first will need to be a greater unification of the churches. This can only be done by the work of the Holy spirit, bringing truth by the Holy Spirit-inspired Scriptures.

The relationship of weaker and stronger brothers in the faith.

We live in the last days. We must not live in a moral and spiritual slumber.

The neverending debt to love others. The law defines love and love is the law's inspiration. (John Stott).

Paul calls the civil authorities His servants. All people are called to submit to their authority. How is the Christian and the Church to respond when civil government oversteps its proper authority or when it commands the evil?

As Paul calls the church to submit to the governing civil authorities we first take a look at the nature of authority and submission and why we have so much trouble with it.

How is the transformed Christian to respond to the world? Our different way of thinking will transform our interactions.