Thursday, July 26, 2012
Romans Overview
As I have explained in the past, one of the reasons I am doing this blog is I am curious to see what kind of messages one might get from reading the bible. What might one learn as a take-away. Here is my quick summary of the good and bad from Romans.
The Good
3:3-4 intention matters
9:3 Be willing to make sacrifices for the benefit of others
12:5 Work together to make a strong society
12:9-21 big list of good ways to act toward one another
13:8 Love your neighbor
14:1-12 don't judge each other
14:14 nothing is bad unless you think it is bad
15:2 Be good to each other
The Bad
1:26-27 Being Gay is bad
1:29-32 Many things deserve death, including gossip and being envious.
3:23 We are all sinners (I know everyone won't see this as bad, but this is my list)
4:5 faith is all that really matters
8:10 we all deserve hell but Jesus saves us
8:17 encourages persecution complex
11:7-8 God messes with free will
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"Nothing is bad unless you think it is bad" goes against a lot of the Bible and should probably be listed in the Good and Bad section.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny you pointed that out. I looked back at the list after I posted it and that one stuck me as odd as well. Maybe I should create a third category for stuff that is interesting and yet doesn't fit into either the good or bad category.
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