Welcome to a year in the Bible with daily grace. The Bible tells one big story of

redemption and we want to spend five minutes every day journeying through the Bible from start to finish, and exploring how all of it

points to Jesus. Hey everybody welcome back to a year in the Bible with daily grace. My name is

Crystal and today we will be discussing the Book of Romans, Chapter 13 through 16. Today is our last reading in

the Book of Romans. I hope that your time in this book has reminded you of the

power and the goodness of the gospel and how it should transform every aspect of our lives.

As we wrap up this book, let's remember where we have been.

Paul wrote this book to remind the Robin Christians that the Gospel is for

all who believe and that this gospel should transform them. In chapters one through

three Paul describes the problem of sin and subsequently the wrath of God.

And then in chapters 4 through 6, Paul presents the solution found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Chapter 7 through 9 show us how sin brings death but that the

spirit brings life. Romans 10 through 12 reveal how we are only saved by the mercy of God, not by our works or our heritage, and that

it view of His mercies we should live radically transform lives.

And now we conclude with chapters 13 13 through 16 where Paul will continue to show us how the church should be shaped by God's great mercy.

Romans 13 shows us that we can submit to the authorities that God has placed over us.

There is so much turmoil and division in our world that sometimes we can forget that God has sovereignly ordained each and every ruler and leader.

If we have learned anything from the Old Testament, it is that God can use anyone he chooses to accomplish

his purposes. He uses imperfect people, even foreign enemies, and evil rulers to bring about his will.

In Romans 14, Paul lays out a practical framework to help the Roman Christians

strive for peace and unity within the church.

Paul uses the language of stronger and weaker believers in this chapter and it's helpful to

know what he means by that. Paul shows us that the weak believer is the one who

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