Romans (Part 35)
December 5, 2021

Romans (Part 35) - Called To Overcome

[Romans 12:1-2, 9, 14, 17-21 ESV]
1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God,
to present your bodies as a living sacrifice,
holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
2 Do not be conformed to this world,
but be transformed by the renewal of your mind,
that by testing you may discern what is the will of God,
what is good and acceptable and perfect.

9 Let love be genuine.
Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good…
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them…

17 Repay no one evil for evil,
but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.
18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves,
but leave it to the wrath of God,
for it is written,
“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
20 To the contrary,
“if your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink;
for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Do Not Be Overcome By Evil

[Romans 12:17 ESV]
17 Repay no one evil for evil…

[Romans 12:19 ESV]
19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves…

[Romans 5:8, 10 ESV]
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us…
10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God
by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

[Romans 12:19 ESV]
19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves,
but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written,
“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

[Psalm 94:1 ESV]
1 O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth!

Vengeance belongs to

[Romans 13:4 ESV]
4 … For he is the servant of God,
an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.

[Exodus 21:23-25 ESV]
23 But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life,
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

[Revelation 6:10 ESV]
10 They cried out with a loud voice,
“O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”

[Romans 2:6 ESV]
6 He will render to each one according to his works…

[Matthew 16:27 ESV]
27 For the Son of Man is going to come
with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then
he will repay each person according to what he has done.

Will you trust God to distribute justice as He sees fit?

Overcome Evil With Good

[Romans 12:17 ESV]
17 Repay no one evil for evil,
but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.

[Romans 12:18 ESV]
18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.

[Matthew 5:9 ESV]
9 “Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called sons of God.

[Romans 12:19 ESV]
19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves,
but leave it to the wrath of God…

[1 Peter 2:22-23 ESV]
22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.
23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return;
when he suffered, he did not threaten,
but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.

[Romans 12:20 ESV]
20 To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink;
for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”

[1 Samuel 24:11-13 ESV]
11 See, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand.
For by the fact that I cut off the corner of your robe and did not kill you, you may know and see that there is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt my life to take it. 12 May the LORD judge between me and you, may the LORD avenge me against you, but my hand shall not be against you. 13 As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness.’ But my hand shall not be against you.

[1 Samuel 24:16-17, 22 ESV]
16 As soon as David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice and wept. 17 He said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil.

[Psalm 140:10 ESV]
10 Let burning coals fall upon them!
Let them be cast into fire, into miry pits, no more to rise!

Will You Entrust Yourself To God?