Romans 14:7-12

Illustration of Romans 14:7-9 -- For we don't live for ourselves or die for ourselves. If we live, it's to honor the Lord. And if we die, it's to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. Christ died and rose again for this very purpose — to be the Lord of both the living and the dead.

Illustration of Romans 14:11-12 MESSAGE -- Eventually, we're all going to end up kneeling side by side in the place of judgment, facing God. Your critical and condescending ways aren't going to improve your position there one bit. Read it for yourself in Scripture: "As I live and breathe," God says, "every knee will bow before me; Every tongue will tell the honest truth that I and only I am God."

Inspirational illustration of Romans 14:8 -- If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

Inspirational illustration of Romans 14:11 -- It is written, As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.

Illustration of Romans 14:8 -- If we live, we live to the Lord: and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

Illustration of Romans 14:8 -- If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

Illustration of Romans 14:11 -- It is written, "As surely as I live," says the Lord, "every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God."

Illustration of Romans 14:11 -- It is written: "'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.'"

Inspirational illustration of Romans 14:8 -- If we live, we live to the Lord: and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.