This series of blog posts are modified from an article I wrote for the Witness about Biblical Fatherhood. You need to read the introductory post before reading this one. To know the Son is to know the Father (John 8:19). To believe in the Son is to believe in the Father (John 12:44). To see the […]
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Romans 10:13-17 We’ve studied how people are saved from the perspective if God’s action. This passage reveals how people get saved from the perspective of man’s action. Verses 13-15a Paul uses rhetorical questions to declare that people can only be saved by calling on Jesus’ name, which they can only do if they believe in
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The following blog posts are modified from an article I wrote for the Witness about Biblical Fatherhood. You can find links to the other posts in this series below. Having two small children, five-year-old Elias and three-year-old Lillian, I am coming to grips with the fact that I do not have the ability in of
Romans 10:5-13 Here’s the big idea: For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes (Romans 10:4). Paul has been arguing that many Jews rejected Jesus because they didn’t understand God’s absolute righteousness. They thought they could be righteous enough by their own attempt to obey the law, so they
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Romans 10:1-4 There are two reasons many Jews rejected Jesus: ignorant zeal and DIY righteousness. 1. Ignorant Zeal For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. (v.2) They had a rich lifestyle of God-ward zeal. They had daily, weekly, monthly, annual religious customs. But their zeal was based
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And all who believed were together and had all things in common. -Acts 2:44 Fellowship is an important part of the Christian life; but it’s much more than sitting shoulder-to-shoulder on Sunday mornings or eating potluck meals together. Fellowship is a rich idea. It’s mixing lives together. It’s strengthening each other through genuine, authentic relationships.
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