Section 13
must be in a local church. Hence, our station is in chapter sixteen, the last station in the book of Romans. Where are you? We have passed through the station of justification, sanctification, and the stage of talking about the Body. Praise the Lord that we are abiding in the last station, in the local churches, where we realize the genuine Body life. When you are resting in this station, you can join Paul in his concluding melody of praise.
THE WARNING CONCERNING DIVISION
Nevertheless, in Romans 16, a chapter which unveils the ultimate consummation of God's work, Paul speaks of something negative because God's enemy, Satan, is still working here. "Now I beg you, brothers, keep a watchful eye on those who make divisions and causes of falling contrary to the teaching which you have learned, and turn away from them. For such men do not serve as slaves our Lord Christ, but their own appetites; and by smooth and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple" (vv. 17-18). While we are enjoying the local church life, we must be watch ful for those who cause divisions. In verse 17 Paul refers to "the teaching." What teaching is this? It is the teaching of the Apostle, such as in the book