Not to Please Ourselves
Romans 15
It should not be my purpose in life to be happy, but to be useful. John Bunyan once wrote, “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” The Spirit of God says, “by love serve one another” (Galatians 5:13). We are told that David, “served his own generation by the will of God” (Acts 13:36).
Living for God is living for the benefit of others, and serving God is serving others. — We can serve others without serving God; but we cannot serve God without serving others.
That is the doctrine of Romans 15. — Paul says, we are not to live “to please ourselves.” Rather, “Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good to edification” (Romans 15:1-2).
Living for God is living for the benefit of others, and serving God is serving others. — We can serve others without serving God; but we cannot serve God without serving others.
That is the doctrine of Romans 15. — Paul says, we are not to live “to please ourselves.” Rather, “Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good to edification” (Romans 15:1-2).
About Don Fortner
Don Fortner (1950-2020) served as teacher and pastor of Grace Baptist Church of Danville, Kentucky.
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