Hate What is Evil; Cling to What is Good | by Matt Rusten

The Faith and Investing Podcast

The book of Romans has been praised by theologians as a masterful explanation of the doctrine of salvation. Martin Luther in fact called the book “the clearest gospel of all.” The bulk of Romans, chapters 1-11, consists of Paul explaining how God has acted in Christ to reconcile sinners to himself and grant them eternal life through his Spirit. But in chapter 12, Paul get’s practical for the believers in Rome. Commentator Douglas Moo, says that in chapters 12-15 Paul “urges Christians to manifest the power of the gospel in specific areas of day-to-day life.”

It is within this context that we find, in Romans 12:9 a key admonition toward gospel living: “Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.”

In today’s article, Matt Rusten explores how this admonition towards gospel living applies to our immediate day-to-day lives in the world of investing. What does this admonition have to say about the way we allow the gospel to transform our lives as investors?

On this episode:

Matt Galyon, Associate Director, ECFI
Matt Rusten, President, Made to Flourish
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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Article Reading (00:02:26)

3. Conclusion (00:08:45)