Tuesday, August 10, 2010

How am I supposed to be?

This is less of a struggle for me than it was like five years ago.  I really struggled with how I was supposed to act around other people a few years ago, and I wish I had come across this text back then.  Romans has been a fairly new revelation for me.  I think it's a book of the Bible that a person needs to be at a certain place in their maturity to start to grasp.  It has been pinnacle for me in understanding my sin and how Jesus was the atonement.  This section is in the second half (chap 12) of the book where it's more about how we are to be than about deep theological truth that is the first half.  I printed this out and am putting it above the kitchen sink as a reminder for me and my roommates.  It's a great reminder about how to be.  

9Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11Do not be slothful in zeal,be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.

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Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. 17Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.