26. Relying on Grace Rather than the Law || And, does Paul condemn homosexuality?
LDS Come Follow Me 2023
August 7–13
Romans 1–6
“The Power of God unto Salvation”
Paul’s letter to the Romans is one of my favorite books in all of scripture. It’s bursting at the seams with talk of grace, faith, and the gospel (good news), which Paul calls ‘ the power of God unto salvation’. Romans 1 also includes a few verses that are too-often-weaponized against our LGBTQ+ siblings. We’ll discuss these as well.l
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Bookmarks:
0:00 Intro
1:28 How does Paul define the gospel?
3:45 What is “God’s righteousness?”
7:06 Does Romans 1:26-27 condemn homsexuality?
14:14 Judging others is “INEXCUSABLE” according to Paul
17:14 Paul’s pointed words for those who are insiders
19:35 If “none are righteous”, what makes us right before God?
23:50 What must we do to be “counted as righteous”?
27:38 Trust in God’s grace is how we find peace
31:09 Does grace only come by our righteousness?
32:54 So can we just ignore the law?
34:22 What does it mean to walk in “a newness of life”?
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Books Referenced
A Walk in My Shoes by Ben Schilaty: https://amzn.to/45if1SJ
Grace is Not God’s Backup Plan: An Urgent Paraphrase of Paul’s Letter to the Romans: https://amzn.to/3KzjAjL
NRSV Bible: https://amzn.to/3s2E4ei
Talks or Podcasts Referenced:
Data over Dogma: Adam & Steve - What the Bible Says about Homosexuality
Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/gW6w-AOiKNM
Apple Podcast Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/ro/podcast/adam-and-steve-what-the-bible-says-about-homosexuality/id1681418502?i=1000616596254
Gospel Topics Essay ‘Same Sex Attraction’: https://site.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/same-sex-attraction?lang=eng
Elder Ballard BYU Devotional: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/m-russell-ballard/questions-and-answers/
“After All We Can Do” phrase:
https://interpreterfoundation.org/ldsp-despite-all-we-can-do-with-daniel-o-mcclellan/
Marvin J. Ashton General Conference Talk: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1992/04/the-tongue-can-be-a-sharp-sword?lang=eng
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