Paul’s Remarkable Helpers
In Romans 16, Paul reveals his deep affection for those whom he had served, for those who had served him, and for those who served with him.
Outline
Introduction
I. Perpetual Indebtedness (13:8)
II. Love in Action (13:9-10a)
III. Love and Law (13:10b)
Conclusion
Bible Text
Romans 13:8–10 (NKJV)
8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
In Romans 16, Paul reveals his deep affection for those whom he had served, for those who had served him, and for those who served with him.
In Romans 15:22–32, Paul demonstrates six characteristics of his own ministry that should be evidenced in the life and ministry of every believer who is committed to doing God’s will.
In Romans 15:14-21 Paul gives a defense of his ministry, especially of his boldness in writing this letter to a church he did not found and had never visited. Except for a few individuals he had met elsewhere, he did not know the Christians in Rome. Yet he addresses them both warmly and forthrightly, as if they were close friends.