The Problem with Speed Limits and the Problem with Me

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John David Walt reads Romans 13:8–10, "The Problem with Speed Limits and The Problem with Me." He says the chapter break makes the turn from taxes to love feel abrupt. Paul has been talking about love since chapter 12, and paying taxes is a test case for it. JD uses speed limits as an example. He used to obey only when his parents or police were watching, but the law exists to protect other people from him. The real problem is his self-interested self-righteousness, and the gospel replaces it with love for others. "Love does no harm to a neighbor," so love fulfills the law. He closes with a prayer, a journal prompt, and a confession about a speeding ticket he got in Alabama. In the second half, his father joins him for a conversation about the lesson. They talk about the speeding ticket, how laws help people love each other, and why slowing down is worth it.

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