Romans 13:13

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Romans 13:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

Us

As

Acts 2:15

1 Thessalonians 5:17

2 Peter 2:13

Rioting

Chambering

Jude 1:23

Strife

1 Peter 2:1

General references

1 Corinthians 14:40

Bible References

Us

They were both righteous people, who lived blameless lives, guiding their steps by all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

This is what I have to say--Let your steps be guided by the Spirit, and then you will never gratify the cravings of your earthly nature.

I urge you, then--I who am a prisoner in the Master's cause-- to live lives worthy of the Call that you have received;

And live a life of love, following the example of the Christ, who loved you and gave himself for you as 'an offering and a sacrifice to God, that should be fragrant and acceptable.'

Under all circumstances let your lives be worthy of the Good News of the Christ: so that, whether I come and see you, or whether I hear of your affairs at a distance, I may know that you are standing firm, animated by one spirit, and joining with one heart in a common struggle for the Faith taught by the Good News,

Only we are bound to order our lives by what we have already attained.

In conclusion, Brothers, wherever you find anything true or honorable, righteous or pure, lovable or praiseworthy, or if 'virtue' and 'honour' have any meaning, there let your thoughts dwell.

Then you will live lives worthy of the Master, and so please God in every way. Your lives will be fruitful in every kind of good action, and your characters will grow through a fuller knowledge of God;

So that you should make your daily lives worthy of God who is calling you into the glory of his Kingdom.

So that your conduct may win respect from those outside the Church, and that you may not want for anything.

Let your daily life among the Gentiles be so upright, that, whenever they malign you as evil-doers, they may learn, as they watch, from the uprightness of your conduct, to praise God 'at the time when he shall visit them.'

He who professes to maintain union with God is himself bound to live as Christ lived.

It was a great joy to me to find the lives of some of your children guided by the Truth, in obedience to the command that we received from the Father.

As

These men are not drunk, as you suppose; for it is only now nine in the morning! No!

Never cease to pray;

suffering themselves, as the penalty for the suffering that they have inflicted. They think that pleasure consists in the self-indulgence of the moment. They are a stain and a disgrace, indulging, as they do, in their wanton revelry, even while joining you at your feasts.

Rioting

But, should he be a bad servant, and say to himself 'My master is a long time in coming,'

There was once a rich man, who dressed in purple robes and fine linen, and feasted every day in great splendor.

They were eating and drinking and marrying and being married, up to the very day on which Noah entered the ark, and then the flood came and destroyed them all.

Be on your guard lest your minds should ever be dulled by debauches or drunkenness or the anxieties of life, and lest 'That Day' should come suddenly upon you, like a snare.

Or a thief, or covetous, or a drunkard, or abusive, or grasping, will have any share in God's Kingdom.

Feelings of envy, drunkenness, revelry, and the like. And I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who indulge in such things will have no place in the Kingdom of God.

Do not drink wine to excess, for that leads to profligacy; but seek to be filled with the Spirit of God, and speak to one another in psalms and hymns and sacred songs.

Dear friends, I urge you, as pilgrims and strangers upon earth, to refrain from indulging the cravings of your earthly nature, for they make war upon the soul.

Surely in the past you have spent time enough living as the Gentiles delight to live. For your path has lain among scenes of debauchery, licentiousness, drunkenness, revelry, hard-drinking, and profane idolatry.

Chambering

Do not you know that wrong-doers will have no share in God's Kingdom? Do not be deceived. No one who is immoral, or an idolater, or an adulterer, or licentious, or a sodomite,

The sins of our earthly nature are unmistakable. They are sins like these--unchastity, impurity, indecency,

As for unchastity and every kind of impurity, or greed, do not let them even be mentioned among you, as befits Christ's People,

Therefore destroy all that is earthly in you--immorality, uncleanness, passions, evil desires, and that greed which is idolatry.

For this is God's purpose--that you should be pure; abstaining from all immorality;

They have eyes only for adulteresses, eyes never tired of sin; they entice weak souls; their minds are trained to covet; they live under a curse.

To others show pity, but with caution, hating the very clothing polluted by their touch.

Strife

But, if you are continually wounding and preying upon one another, take care that you are not destroyed by one another.

Nothing should be done in a factious spirit or from vanity, but each of you should with all humility regard others as of more account than himself,

But, while you harbor envy and bitterness and a spirit of rivalry in your hearts, do not boast or lie to the detriment of the Truth.

Do you suppose there is no meaning in the passage of Scripture which asks--'Is envy to result from the longings of the Spirit which God has implanted within you?'

Now that you have done with all malice, all deceitfulness, insincerity, jealous feelings, and all back-biting,

General references

Let everything be done in a proper and orderly manner.