A Lifestyle of Loving my Neighbor Romans 13:6-10.

A Lifestyle of Loving my A Lifestyle of Loving my NeighborNeighbor

Romans 13:6-10Romans 13:6-10

My ObjectiveMy Objective

In the interest of full disclosure, my In the interest of full disclosure, my objective this morning is to objective this morning is to

influence the way you influence the way you applyapply the the GospelGospel to everyday living in a to everyday living in a

secular world.secular world.

Romans 13:6-7Romans 13:6-7

• Servants of God always pay their:Servants of God always pay their:– DebtsDebts– Taxes (tribute)Taxes (tribute)– Revenue (custom)Revenue (custom)– Respect (fear)Respect (fear)– HonorHonor

Romans 13:8Romans 13:8

• Owe no man any thingOwe no man any thing

Two interpretations of this verse:Two interpretations of this verse:

1)1)Never borrow moneyNever borrow money

2)2)Pay what you owe on timePay what you owe on time


• Owe no man any thingOwe no man any thing

What happens to the testimony of What happens to the testimony of Christ when Christians don’t pay Christ when Christians don’t pay

their bills?their bills?


• Owe no man any thing, Owe no man any thing, butbut to to lovelove one one another:another:

What happens when love What happens when love doesn’t accompany the doesn’t accompany the payment of what I owe?payment of what I owe?

Romans 13:8bRomans 13:8b

• for he that loveth another hath fulfilled for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the lawthe law. .

The Law stands as a The Law stands as a constant reminder constant reminder

of how much I need of how much I need the gospel.the gospel.

The LawThe Law

The Law still stands as a The Law still stands as a constant reminder of God’s constant reminder of God’s Holy expectations for how Holy expectations for how

men should live.men should live.

Five CommandmentsFive Commandments

• AdulteryAdultery• MurderMurder• StealingStealing• False WitnessFalse Witness• CovetingCoveting

What do these What do these commandments commandments

all have in all have in common?common?

Look at the rest of Look at the rest of the verse.the verse.

AdulteryAdultery

Please Turn toPlease Turn to

Matthew 5:27–28 Matthew 5:27–28

MurderMurder

Matthew 5:21Matthew 5:21

StealingStealing

Sometimes stealing seems to be Sometimes stealing seems to be justified when it is against a justified when it is against a

corporation or govt.—but, isn’t corporation or govt.—but, isn’t there a shareholder or taxpayer there a shareholder or taxpayer

behind either?behind either?

False WitnessFalse Witness

Thou shalt not bear false Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.witness against thy neighbor.

CovetingCoveting

• Exodus 20:17Exodus 20:17– Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house,

thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing thatnor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is is thy neighbor’s. thy neighbor’s.

QuestionQuestion

What’s the issue with What’s the issue with coveting? How do I know coveting? How do I know

if I am coveting?if I am coveting?

CovetingCoveting

• When a person covets, he allows the When a person covets, he allows the desire for that which is coveted to desire for that which is coveted to govern his relationship with other govern his relationship with other people; this may become the motivation people; this may become the motivation for murder, stealing, or lying either to for murder, stealing, or lying either to attain the desired thing or to keep it attain the desired thing or to keep it from someone else. from someone else.

Coveting is IdolatryCoveting is Idolatry

Ephesians 5:5Ephesians 5:5Colossians 3:5Colossians 3:5

Ephesians 5:5Ephesians 5:5

• For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an nor covetous man, who is an idolateridolater, , hath any inheritance in the kingdom hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. of Christ and of God.

You cannot be saved and You cannot be saved and notnot have a handle on this sin.have a handle on this sin.

Colossians 3:5Colossians 3:5

• Mortify therefore your members which are Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence,

and covetousness, which is and covetousness, which is idolatry: idolatry:


• and ifand if there be there be any other commandment, it is any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Perhaps there isn’t anything easier Perhaps there isn’t anything easier to understand and harder to do to understand and harder to do than to love your neighbor as than to love your neighbor as

yourself.yourself.

ApplicationApplication

How do I balance loving my How do I balance loving my neighbor as myself with?neighbor as myself with?

2 Thess. 3:10-122 Thess. 3:10-12


• Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore lovetherefore love is is the fulfilling of the law. the fulfilling of the law.

• Love does Love does NO wrong NO wrong to a neighbor therefore to a neighbor therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.love is the fulfilling of the law.

See Leviticus 19:18See Leviticus 19:18

Leviticus 19:18Leviticus 19:18

• Thou shalt not avenge, Thou shalt not avenge,

Romans 12:19

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay,

saith the Lord.

Leviticus 19:18Leviticus 19:18

• Thou shalt not avenge, Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, against the children of thy people,

• butbut thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: II am am the LORD. the LORD.

Two CommandmentsTwo Commandments

• And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: thisthy mind, and with all thy strength: this is is the the first commandment. first commandment.

• And the secondAnd the second is is like, like, namely namely this, Thou this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is There is none other commandment greater than none other commandment greater than these. these.

Mark 12:30-31Mark 12:30-31

NoticeNotice

Between Romans 12:9 and Between Romans 12:9 and 13:8 there are 19 verses about 13:8 there are 19 verses about

how we should love our how we should love our neighbor.neighbor.

Romans 12:13aRomans 12:13a

• Distributing to the necessity of saintsDistributing to the necessity of saints

Tithing to a local church—Tithing to a local church—which takes care of peoplewhich takes care of people—becomes a way of loving —becomes a way of loving

my neighbor as myself.my neighbor as myself.

Romans 12:13bRomans 12:13b

• given to hospitality. given to hospitality.

Inviting someone to dinner Inviting someone to dinner becomes a way of loving my becomes a way of loving my

neighbor as myself.neighbor as myself.


How does obeying the How does obeying the governing authorities relate to governing authorities relate to loving my neighbor as myself?loving my neighbor as myself?


• Render therefore to all their dues: Render therefore to all their dues: • tribute [taxes] to whom tribute [taxes]tribute [taxes] to whom tribute [taxes] is due is due; ; • custom [revenue] to whom custom [revenue]custom [revenue] to whom custom [revenue]

What is the difference between the What is the difference between the way a Christian and a lost person way a Christian and a lost person

pays their taxes?pays their taxes?


What is your attitude toward What is your attitude toward paying taxes? paying taxes?

I am not asking about your I am not asking about your attitude toward welfare and attitude toward welfare and

government fraud and waste .government fraud and waste .

Application QuestionApplication Question

What about this idea? What about this idea?

““I don’t want to pay more I don’t want to pay more than my fair share.”than my fair share.”


How could paying taxes How could paying taxes be anything like loving be anything like loving

my neighbor?my neighbor?

QuestionQuestion

How does the application of How does the application of the gospel fit into this?the gospel fit into this?

Drawing a ParallelDrawing a Parallel

Taxes and the TitheTaxes and the Tithe

2 Corinthians 9:7-112 Corinthians 9:7-11


What do I do about the fact that I don’t What do I do about the fact that I don’t like the way my money is being spent?like the way my money is being spent?

1)1)Do anything you can that doesn’t hurt Do anything you can that doesn’t hurt the testimony of the gospel.the testimony of the gospel.

2)2)Trust in the Sovereignty of God.Trust in the Sovereignty of God.

ConclusionConclusion

The Words of ChristThe Words of Christ

Matthew 18:21-35Matthew 18:21-35

A Lifestyle of Loving my Neighbor Romans 13:6-10.

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