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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The Word of Faith (Romans 10:1-13)
So Great a Salvation Rejected? (Romans 9)
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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The Believer’s Triumph is Love (Romans 8:31-39)
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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From Groans to Glory (Romans 8:18-30)
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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In the Family of God (Romans 8:11-17)
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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