Easter can feel like a single bright day on the calendar, but Romans 14:7–9 won’t let us keep the resurrection in a holiday box. We walk through Paul’s blunt words: none of us lives to ourselves, none of us dies to ourselves, and whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. That is not only comfort for suffering and hope for heaven, it is a present claim on our identity. If Jesus Christ died and rose and lives again, then He rises as Lord, and we belong to Him.
We also press into the relational impact of that lordship. The Christian life is never private or consequence-free. What we do, for good or for harm, touches other believers, starting with the people closest to us. That is why Romans 14 places real weight on humility, responsibility, and love within the church. When our vertical relationship with God is out of order, our horizontal relationships inevitably follow.
Along the way, we explore a vivid illustration about a choice between churches and alcohol, and we ask what our own preferences reveal about submission. We connect the passage to the Westminster Shorter Catechism’s purpose statement, “to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever,” and we talk about coram deo living, life before the face of God. If you’re searching for practical Christian living, biblical teaching on the resurrection of Jesus, and a clearer picture of what it means to say “Jesus is Lord,” this message aims straight at the heart.
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