Three important points to remember as we are marching towards perfection: 1. Consider ourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus (v. 11). 2. Do not let sin exercise dominion in our mortal bodies (v. 12). 3. No longer present our members to sin as instruments of
Continue readingv. 18- against all hope, Abraham in hope believed…In the darkest of the dark places He is the only Light and Hope. — Christ Jesus died for us while we were still weak (v. 6), while we still were sinners (v. 8), and while we were enemies (v. 10). Through
Continue reading“For if those who live by law are heirs, faith has no value…” (v 14). It’s almost like Paul is saying that by living by the law we are going against God’s redemption plan. If you believe you are not yet saved (heirs), you should not live by the law.
Continue readingv. 23: All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. In His forbearance, our sins go unpunished so that we will have faith on Jesus. “But now a righteousness from God, apart from the law, has been made known…Where then is boasting” (vv 21, 27). God has
Continue readingRomans 2 Circumcision (law) should be by the spirit and not by the written code (v 29). Obey God, follow him, remain in him, etc. all mean the same thing. It’s the culture of grace and our culture is based on how and why we love God. Paul is continuing
Continue readingPaul says very boldly, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone” (v. 16). This is the crux of the gospel: Jesus Christ died for our sins and rose again on the third day and He offers forgiveness of sins
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