Reading for September 13th

Read Romans 12.9-21
In verses 9-13: Building Community.
These pieces of moral advice sketch a profile of sincere behavior tempered by genuine concern for others, both saints and strangers (1 Thess 4.9-12).
In verse 9: Am 5.15.
In verse 12: Hope and suffering: 5.1-5.
In verse 13: Heb 13.2, 1 Pet 4.9.
In verses 14-21: Controlling our impulses.
This advice echoes Jewish morality and Jesus' teaching.
In verse 14: Mt 5.44.
In verse 15: Sir 7.34.
In verse 16: Living in harmony is threatened by haughty attitudes; it ultimately occurs as a gift from God (15.5).
In verse 19: Deut 32.35.
In verse 20: Prov 25.21-22.
In verse 21: Mt 5.39-41.
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