All who have sinned apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. 13For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but the doers of the law who will be justified. 14When Gentiles, who do not possess the law, do instinctively what the law requires, these, though not having the law, are a law to themselves. 15They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts, to which their own conscience also bears witness; and their conflicting thoughts will accuse or perhaps excuse them 16on the day when, according to my gospel, God, through Jesus Christ, will judge the secret thoughts of all.
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I love the language of having writing on one's heart. We spend so much time talking and thinking about our faith, but Christ urged us, time and time again, to be sure that we lead with our hearts. If our thoughts and actions do not originate in a love that seeks to imitate the love of Christ, then we need to examine our motivations. We are called to be a people who love first, who love until it hurts, who love even when the world has turned its back. It doesn't mean that it is easy to love, or that by loving we will not be subject to pains and difficulties, but it does mean that if we love we will be showing little glimpses of God's eternal kingdom to everyone.
Blessings
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