Tag: Living the Gospel

Digging in Deeper: Romans 12:9

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“Let love be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.” (CSB – Read the chapter)

What does it look like to follow Jesus? It looks like living as if He were Lord. Okay, but what does that look like? We want details. We want specifics. We want to know what kinds of things we should be doing on a day-to-day basis. Thankfully, Paul’s letter to the believers in first century Rome, and especially chapter 12, is a thing. Starting here in Romans 12:9, and running through the rest of the chapter, Paul gives us a bullet list of characteristics that should define the lifestyle of a follower of Jesus. All told, there are 25 commands here. Let’s start walking through them, one at a time.

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Morning Musing: Romans 12:2

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“Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.” (CSB – Read the chapter)

Our culture professes to value individualism. We see this in all sorts of advertisements. We are constantly told that our buying this or that product will help us stand out from the pack as different. We are told to embrace our individualism and not be like everyone else. The truth, though, is that our culture only tolerates free expression within a pretty tight worldview range. You can do whatever you want as long as it comes out of and expresses a single set of worldview beliefs. Deviate from that, and there’s going to be trouble. The Gospel, though, is different. And if we are going to embrace it, we’re going to have to be different. Really different. Let’s talk about it.

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