Modern man drives a mortgaged car over a bond-financed highway on credit-card gas.
Earl Wilson (1907-1987, American newspaper columnist)
Romans 13:8-10
Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, and if there is any other commandment, all are summed up by this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law. (HCSB)
I think the best way to begin to understand what Paul is saying in this scripture is to first start with explaining how Paul is using the word “owe” in vs. 8. How can we follow this scripture if we have a mortgage or a car payment? In today’s society debt is almost a way of life, if you have a credit card you can be considered owing, even if you pay your balance by the end of the month.
So here is what I think Paul is saying to us by the Holy Spirit in this scripture. He is saying that the main debt that you owe is to each other, and that nothing is to interfere with us paying this debt. If the house interferes with it, get rid of it. If the car prevents you from accomplishing it, get rid of it, and what is this debt that we owe?
It is to love one another. We are indebted to Christ, we owe Him this love, and it is to take precedence, or first place in our lives. It is the only real debt that you and I have. The rest of this will disappear with the banks at His Coming. But the debt of Love is eternal, it will not disappear…Paul is saying, “payday someday,” we will be called to account for this debt… God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
Earl Wilson (1907-1987, American newspaper columnist)
Romans 13:8-10
Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, and if there is any other commandment, all are summed up by this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law. (HCSB)
I think the best way to begin to understand what Paul is saying in this scripture is to first start with explaining how Paul is using the word “owe” in vs. 8. How can we follow this scripture if we have a mortgage or a car payment? In today’s society debt is almost a way of life, if you have a credit card you can be considered owing, even if you pay your balance by the end of the month.
So here is what I think Paul is saying to us by the Holy Spirit in this scripture. He is saying that the main debt that you owe is to each other, and that nothing is to interfere with us paying this debt. If the house interferes with it, get rid of it. If the car prevents you from accomplishing it, get rid of it, and what is this debt that we owe?
It is to love one another. We are indebted to Christ, we owe Him this love, and it is to take precedence, or first place in our lives. It is the only real debt that you and I have. The rest of this will disappear with the banks at His Coming. But the debt of Love is eternal, it will not disappear…Paul is saying, “payday someday,” we will be called to account for this debt… God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
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