Pierce Point Community Church

READ: [Rom 16:17-20 NASB] 17 Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them. 18 For such men are slaves, not of our Lord (Jesus) Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. 19 For the report of your obedience has reached to all; therefore, I am rejoicing over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil. 20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. Among Pauls final instructions to the church in Rome, he addresses briefly, yet profoundly the ideas of unity and division. His main concern is with those who cause division and particularly division over sound doctrine. Have you ever heard that something is "pregnant with meaning?" This is very true of these four verses. What Paul has to say here is informed by the scriptures and they say a lot