Romans 13:8-10 The Christian’s Manifesto - Indebted to Love
Overview: The World’s Greatest Need Review: Romans 13:1-7 The Christian And The Governing Authorities Preview: The Supremacy of Love in Relationships
I. Romans 13:8 – The Debt of Love –
A. The Debt That Can Be Fully Paid B. The Debt That Will Never Fully Be Paid 1. The Obligation of Love 2. The Power of Love
II. Romans 13:9 – The Implementation of Love
A. The Model of Love B. The Measure of Love 1. Love is Negative 2. Love is Positive C. The Mode of Love
III. Romans 1310 - The Objective of Love
A. The Meaning of Love B. The Purpose of Love C. The Effect of Love
IV. Things to Consider From This Passage
A. Though Christians are commanded to pay their debts faithfully, there is one debt that we will always owe our world and that is the debt of God’s love. B. The love which is to reveal itself in our lives is the love shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit in the blessing of salvation. C. The nature of God’s love is that it is eternal, unconditional, and sacrificial and was modeled in perfection by Jesus Christ. D. The love of God expressed in action is a true reflection of the Christ who indwells and desires to reveal Himself in us and through us.