TO GOD BE THE GLORYWeeping may endure for a

night,But joy comes in the morning!

The only law you need

Paul’s point here is that when we faithfully obey the command to love, we will be submissive to authority, pay our bills, and generally live a quiet and peaceable life because we are neither demanding our rights nor taking vengeance; instead, we are giving the needs of others first priority.

Reputation

Paul didn’t want the Christians to be labeled as another rebellious group like the Jews

Being a member of a society or nation has both privileges and responsibilities

Instead Christians were to:

obey the laws of the land,

respect those in authority,

pay their taxes

Phil 2:14-15

Do all things without complaining and disputing…

Without fault in the midst of a crooked generation…

You shine as lights in the world

The only law you need

The next principle that Paul gives us

summarizes the whole law,

it covers all the bases

“owe no one anything, except…”

Not a prohibition on borrowing

But a call to pay off our debts

A ________’s work is never done

The debt of ____ is never paid up

The only debt we should never consider paid up is the debt of love

Laws and rules are necessary

The reason we obey the other laws is not just to keep out of trouble, but

so that we can serve the needs of others.

I don’t need a long list of “don’ts” when I applying the “dos” of 1 Cor 13.

Our main concern

is not whether we are being loved by others

but rather that we are loving others.

We don’t keep a running record or score

The only law you need

When we faithfully obey the command to love, we will be submissive to authority, pay our bills, and generally live a quiet and peaceable life because we are neither demanding our rights nor taking vengeance; instead, we are giving the needs of others first priority.

Micah 6.8

He has shown you o man, what is good.

And what does the Lord require of you?

But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with you

God.