Love Fulfills the Law

Scripture Texts: Romans 13:7-10

I just prayed asking the Holy Spirit of God to do something here more than we can humanly do.  If the Holy Spirit doesn’t attend to what we are doing now, it will be the form of godliness without any power.  Are you willing for God taking my words and applying them to your heart in a way that changes you?

This text challenges all of us out of complacency and into genuine love for each other.

Owe no one anything.

Since our text begins with this phrase, “owe no one anything,” and since everyone right away asks, “Does this mean we should neither a borrower nor a lender be?”  Is it wrong to have a mortgage or a car loan or borrow someone’s lawn mower?

When we come to questions like this, we should always ask what does the rest of Scripture teach?  Let Scripture interpret Scripture.  Like the verse right before this one.  “Pay to all what is owed them.”  That assumes debt.  So when verse 8 says, “Owe no one anything” it doesn’t mean you should never incur debts.  It means, when you do, pay them.