Romans 16:18 meaning and explanation
For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
Romans 16:18, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is speaking to the believers in Rome near the end of his letter, warning them about teachers who stir up divisions and obstacles against the teaching they had received. These people, he says, do not serve Christ but their own appetites, a Greek word (koilia) that literally means the belly and stands for selfish desires.
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