After having given a number of instructions to greet certain of the brethren, Paul now instructs the Roman Christians to avoid other people who teach false doctrine. Heretics and false teachers are marked by the division they bring to the church and the road blocks or scandals they cause among the believers. Even a subtle variance in teaching can mean the difference between truth and error, and the Christians in Rome are being warned to take heed and watch for false teachers and then flee from those teachers.
A promise is given to the Romans that the God of Peace will soon crush the serpent under the feet of the church. God spoke this promise to Adam and Eve with Christ securing the promise on the cross; however the outworking of this promise to crush the head of Satan is seen in part to be accomplished by the Lord through His church. The God of Peace promises to defeat Satan and his minions with all their false, divisive doctrines. The power of the Lord to establish and protect His own people is worthy of great praise. As Paul claims this gospel for himself, all of the Lord's people must likewise own this gospel for themselves coming under the protection and truth of Christ.
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Nathan Eshelman is pastor of the Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCNA) in historic downtown Orlando, FL. He studied for ministry at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary and the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
He is co-host of "The Jerusalem Chamber" podcast,...
