Romans 12:9 - 21
The words that Paul writes in this passage are not simply another list of things for us to be guilty about not doing. In his letter, they come after a long build up of explaining the nature of grace, and a challenge at the beginning of chapter 12 to be transformed by the Holy Spirit. The words that Paul writes here, are therefore a description of a life lived in grace.
I summarise them into two categories:
- be generous with your possessions, your approach to other people, and your life in Christ.
- be reconcilers with your enemies.
It is about living a life big and large in the grace of God, and reflecting the very nature of Jesus in our world.
How different would this world be if we lived in the state of continual transformation by the Holy Spirit to be people who were overwhelmingly generous and who actively sought to be nice to our enemies? Where would you see differences in your approach to others? What would your home, church, workplace, world be like if we were always taking a further step into God's good, pleasing and perfect will as we lived in a state of grace?
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