Beginning with verse 8 of Romans 13 where we find the law of Agape - Love overruling all other forms and types of laws.
Romans 13:8-11, 12-14 "Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law [in Exodus 20:13-15, Deuteronomy 5:17-19, Leviticus 19:18]. "For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
The night [evil and chaos] is far spent (G4298), the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting(G2970) and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on(G1746) the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof." (KJV)
Romans 13:8-11, 12-14 "Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments [in Exodus 20:13-15, Deuteronomy 5:17-19, Leviticus 19:18], "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Love does no wrong [works no evil] to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
The night [evil and chaos] is far gone(G4298); the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies(G2970) and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on(G1746) the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires." (ESV)
Romans 13:8-11, 12-14 "Remain debt free; the only thing we owe the world is our love. This is the essence of the Law. Love makes it impossible for you to commit adultery, or to kill someone, or to steal from someone, speak evil of anyone, or to covet anything that belongs to someone else. Your only option is to esteem a fellow human with equal value to yourself. Everything love does is to the advantage of another; therefore, love is the most complete expression of what the Law requires.You must understand the urgency and context of time; it is most certainly now the hour to wake up at once out of the hypnotic state of slumber and unbelief. Salvation has come.
It was [1]night for long enough(G4298); the day has arrived. Cease immediately with any action associated with the darkness of ignorance. Clothe yourselves in the radiance of light as a soldier would wear his full weaponry. (The night is far spent, [1, G4298 from G4253 and G2875] prokopto, as a smith forges a piece of metal until he has hammered it into its maximum length.) Our lives exhibit the kind of conduct consistent with the day, in contrast to the [1, G2970] parade of the night of intoxicated licentiousness and lust, with all the quarrels and jealousy it ignites. (The word, [1, G2970 from G2749] komos, refers to a nocturnal and riotous procession of half drunken and frolicsome fellows who after supper parade through the streets with torches and music in honor of Bacchus or some other deity, and sing and play before houses of male and female friends; hence used generally to describe feasts and drinking parties that are protracted late into the night and indulge in revelry.) By being fully [1, G1746] clothed in Christ makes it impossible for the flesh to even imagine to find any further expression or fulfillment in lust. Jesus is LORD of your life. ( [1, G1746 from G1722 and G1416] enduo, fully immersed in the consciousness of the Christ-life, as defining you.)
The LORD willing we shall pick back up next time with chapter 14 with the principle of conscience.
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