Obeying God's Relational Commands (TMF:1836)

Monday, April 25, 2022
Peace to Live By: Obeying God's Relational Commands (TMF:1836) - Daniel Litton
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       “For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law” (Romans 13:9, 10, ESV). Paul moves back here to the original focus of why he is saying what he is saying. He’s telling us, as believers, how we are to live. This is kind of a cross-reference, a summary, of 1 Corinthians chapter 13, the love chapter, only Paul is more quick and brief here. Regardless, we obey God’s commands, for Paul lists the ones here that relate to dealing with others, we obey God’s commandments, for one reason, to love each other as people. We don’t sleep with another’s wife. We obviously don’t murder anyone. We don’t steal from each other. We don’t covet things that others have, whatever that may be. Love is our primary objective; it is how we make God pleased in our relations with others, and really, how we make ourselves happy.