Reformed (Presbyterian) Lens Commentary: Romans 12:14-21

## Reformed (Presbyterian) Lens Reading of Romans 12:14-21

### Tradition-Specific Interpretation

In Romans 12:14-21, we read this passage as an exhortation to live out the implications of the gospel within the covenant community and the world. This section calls us to embody the ethic of the kingdom that has been inaugurated through Christ's redemptive work. As those who have been recipients of sovereign grace, we are to bless our persecutors, refrain from vengeance, and overcome evil with good, reflecting the character of our Redeemer. This is not mere moralism but the outworking of the Spirit's sanctifying power within the covenant of grace, as we are conformed to the image of Christ.

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