LET LOVE BE GENUINE
Romans 12.9-16
Romans: The People Grace Creates – Part 3 of 11
John 13.35 “… everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (csb)
v. 9 “Let love be genuine.” (esv)
GENUINE LOVE MOTIVATES US TO …
FEEL The Truth
v. 9b “Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.” (esv)
1 Corinthians 13.6 “Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.”
HONOR God’s Family
v. 10 “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.” (esv)
SERVE With Zeal
v. 11 “Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.” (esv)
ENDURE Through Hardship
v. 12 “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” (esv)
2 Timothy 4.8 “There is reserved for me the crown of righteousness … and not only to me, but to all those who have loved his appearing.” (csb)
SHARE Our Resources
v. 13 “Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.” (esv)
SYMPATHY For Other
vv. 15–16 “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another.” (esv)
SEE Enemies As Savable
v. 14 “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.” (esv)
Romans 3.22–23 “For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God …” (esv)
1 Peter 2.10 “Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.” (esv)