Romans 12 (2/4)

If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die… Romans 14:8

If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
Romans 14:8 death life
For it is written,
“As I live, says the Lord,
every knee shall bow before me,
and every tongue shall give praise to God.”
Romans 14:11 humility worship acknowledging

Therefore, let us cease passing judgment on one another, but rather judge never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.
Romans 14:13 gentleness judgment neighbor
Each of us must consider his neighbor’s good for the purpose of building him up.
Romans 15:2 selfishness encouragement neighbor
For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that by perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we may continue to have hope.
Romans 15:4 Word of God encouragement hope
May the God of perseverance and encouragement grant that you may live in harmony with one another, following in the example of Jesus Christ.
Romans 15:5 community encouragement patience
Therefore, accept one another for the glory of God, just as Christ has accepted you.
Romans 15:7 Jesus worship neighbor
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may grow rich in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 faith Spirit hope
In that way, I can come to you in joy, if God so wills, and be refreshed together with you.
Romans 15:32 obedience joy dependence
I urge you, brethren, to watch out for those who incite dissensions and obstacles in opposition to the teaching that you have learned. Take care to avoid them.
Romans 16:17 holiness community evil
Then the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Romans 16:20 devil peace grace
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 1:7b grace peace Father
For I am longing to see you so that I may bestow on you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— or, rather, so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.
Romans 1:11-12 friendship strength encouragement
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, since it is the power of God that offers salvation to everyone who has faith—to Jews first, and then to Gentiles as well.
Romans 1:16 faith evangelism salvation
In it the righteousness of God is revealed, beginning in faith and established in faith. As it is written: “The one who is righteous will live through faith.”
Romans 1:17 faith righteousness salvation
Ever since the creation of the world the invisible attributes of God’s eternal power and divine nature have been clearly understood and perceived through the things he has made. Therefore, the conduct of these people is inexcusable.
Romans 1:20 creation strength mind
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and offered worship and service to the creature rather than to the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. That is why God abandoned them to their shameful passions. Their women exchanged natural intercourse for unnatural practices. Likewise, men gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another. Men committed shameful acts with men and received in their own persons the fitting penalty for their perversion. Furthermore, since these people did not see fit to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their depraved way of thinking and to all types of vile behavior.
Romans 1:25-28 idols sexuality desires
Therefore, you have no excuse, whoever you may be, when you pass judgment on others. For in judging others you condemn yourself, since you are doing the same things.
Romans 2:1 righteousness judgment neighbor
For God will repay everyone in accordance with what his deeds deserve.
Romans 2:6 righteousness reward
All those who have sinned outside the Law will perish outside the Law, and all who sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law.
Romans 2:12 sin law judgment
For no one can be regarded as justified in the sight of God by keeping the Law. The Law brings only the consciousness of sin.
Romans 3:20 sin law righteousness
But now the righteousness of God that is attested by the Law and the Prophets has been manifested apart from law: the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. No distinction has been made.
Romans 3:21-22 faith law righteousness
For all have sinned and thereby are deprived of the glory of God, and all are justified by the gift of his grace that is given freely through the redemption in Christ Jesus.
Romans 3:23-24 sin grace Savior
Therefore, now that we have been justified by faith, we are at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1 faith righteousness peace
And not only that, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we realize that suffering develops perseverance, and perseverance produces character, and character produces hope.
Romans 5:3-4 suffering hope joy

Such hope will not be doomed to disappointment, because the love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.