As we move forward, we have to address a frustrating opinion. There are some who will say that the Old Testament gives one way to salvation through the Law, and the New Testament provides a second (and ongoing) way to salvation through Jesus. This is absolutely wrong. God from before creation always provided Jesus for […]
The same kind of questions we ask was asked by the Romans. If God is all knowing, how can some be called and some harden their hearts? What about all those in the Old Testament who didn’t know Jesus as the Messiah? If they were and are a cloud of witnesses, who are they testifying […]
As we continue with Paul’s statement, “If God is for us, who can be against us?” we read how God is for us. Everything about us that has gone against God was placed on Jesus. God did not even spare his own Son, taking on himself in a great exchange of our sin for His […]
So we continue our discussion about predestination as it fits into our current series of Romans. Many might ask, “Why should we pray when God already knows everything?” And Jesus even talks about how God already knows in the sermon on the mount, but we are also told that we should pray anyway. Why? Because […]
As we have been going through Romans, we come to and we see what God has in store for us. We talked last time about those who come from parts of the world who don’t have the Scripture, but they still know the real Jesus. And that is challenging to those who thinks the truth […]
Paul starts pulling together everything we have been reading in . We reflect on what Paul says in . When we look at our bodies and minds, we know that strength and sharpness will fade over time. And if we put our hope in ourselves, we would put hope in something fading. But when we […]
What would it look like if we started every day focusing on God and how God is working through us. Let your desires reflect that you are His. And it creates a shift in more than just what we think about. But it means that we have filters in place to process life. Filters can be […]
We now move into and we first see that there is no condemnation for those who choose Jesus as savior. Just as Paul says in , through the One given, you have life and a relationship with the Creator. Is a faith in Jesus what defines you? Those who live according to the flesh, some […]
Last week we looked at the story of Jesus who was brought a woman who was accused of adultery. In the end, Jesus challenged the religious leaders for those without sin to throw the first stone to deliver punishment to this woman. But after each of them leaves one-by-one, Jesus turns to the woman and […]
As we have made this journey through the book of Romans, we see that Paul doesn’t go out and rebuke all the challenges that Christians had in Rome. There were lots of conflicting cultural challenges to Christianity. Instead, Paul writes about the uniqueness of following Christ. So much so that we will stake our life on […]