We are called to be a living sacrifice in Romans 12:1-2, but before we can fully grasp this directive we need to focus on the devotional doxology of Romans 11:33-36: Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and inscrutable are His ways! For “who has known the mind of the…
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The Jewish people, from the days of the prophets to today, searched for the Messiah. The Savior came into the world, but they failed to recognize Him. He came to His own, and they rejected Him. Why? It’s a mystery. There were some, a select few, who believed. They walked with Him, spoke His language, and became His disciples. From…
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How then will they call on Him whom they have not believed? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “how beautiful are the feet of those who preach good news!”… Faith comes by hearing and hearing through the word of Christ…”All day long, I…
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Have you ever heard the term, “Roman’s Road”? It is a “formula” helpful in sharing the gospel by taking key verses from the book of Romans. It’s not really a road, but a few bricks removed and shown to a potential believer hoping he or she will come to a saving faith. The formula breaks down because that’s not the…
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A. W. Tozer reminds us, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” Paul clearly understood the Jewish mind – he was a Jew, a Pharisee. Chapter 9 is a “shout out” to his Jewish kinsmen. I speak the truth in Christ – I am not lying; my conscience testifies to…
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We’ve ended one of the most life-changing chapters in Sacred Scripture. It started with “There is therefore now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus” and ends with “For I am certain that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation…
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I don’t know, but if you have a few minutes, open Sacred Scripture to Romans 8:18-30 and read it—read it out loud, allowing the words to enter the atmosphere of your room. It doesn’t matter was translation you read because you will walk away illuminated with God’s wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. There’s more here than I could discuss in one…
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At the beginning of Romans 8 we learned the value of our thoughts: the mind set on the Spirit versus the mind set on the flesh. Further Scriptures help us to understand how God takes our thoughts seriously. Psalm 94:11a reads: “The Lord knows the thoughts of mankind… and Psalm 139:2 reads: You know when I sit down and when…
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What we think matters – it matters to the Lord and to enemy of our soul
