The backdrop of the book of Romans was a congregation made up of both Jews and Gentiles. In addition to this mix of peoples was the fact that the emperor of Rome kicked the Jews out of Rome for a time and then after his death they were allowed to return. These two factors caused many issues for the Christians as their backgrounds and traditions were much different. Jews were raised with the mindset of being God’s special people, close alliance to the law and its traditions. Gentiles came from a pagan background with less regard for the traditions…

    Over the course of my lifetime wartime conflicts have taken place, mostly in the Middle East and Africa. Even now there is again another war going on in the Middle East region.  It is very hard to ignore exactly what is happening and what drives these wars, particularly in the Middle East.  Both sides of the current conflict look to spiritual issues as their driving force, just as we Christians should do in regards to our everyday life.  Mark 9:50 tells us to “be at peace with one another.”  Is that our attitude as we live here in our…

    Galatians 6:2 reads, “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”  The dictionary defines “burden” as “something carried, often too heavy to carry easily - a load of things, work, duty, financial cares, worries, sorrows”.  Certainly, the scripture calls the Christian to care for the physical needs and burdens of our fellow man and brethren.  Consider, for example, the story of the “Good Samaritan” or perhaps Jesus’ description in Matthew 25: 31-44 of the final judgment where the deciding factors for eternal life versus damnation revolved around how we cared for the physical needs of others…

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