Romans 3:21-31 We know God is super righteous because his standards are so high. But there is another way his righteousness is manifested (made visible): his ability to turn guilty people into innocent people. Just judges condemn guilty people. God turns guilty people into innocent people without overthrowing the law, ignoring the crime, or compromising […]
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Romans 3:9-20 All are under slavery to sin. The rules God gives us in the Bible reveal this, but cannot free us. Paul quotes several passages in the Old Testament to back up this devastating claim: None is righteous… There are over 600 commands in the Old Testament. God summarized them into a top ten list in Exodus 20. Let’s see
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(This was a Mother’s Day sermon) Intro At the heart of this complicated passage is a question that is also at the heart of Motherhood: Is God faithful? Is God reliable? Dependable? Trustworthy? The Conversation First, grant me the liberty of restating the hypothetical conversation in this passage as I understand it: Questioner: “Paul, you say that my
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My wife makes fun of me because I use investment language when referring to mundane purchases like a double cheeseburger at McDonalds. But that $1 is an investment. An investment in my own deteriorating health. A dumb investment. What are you investing in? What returns are you receiving? Here’s an opportunity to invest in something worthy of
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1 Corinthians 15:17-19 The resurrection is so central to Christianity that Paul wrote the following: …and if Christ has not been raised, you’re faith is worthless; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If we have hoped in Christ in this life only we are
Easter can be a soft focused sentimentality, but the blood Jesus spilled and the miracle God performed in raising Him from the dead demands clear thinking attention. How should one respond to all this talk of crucifixion and resurrection? Five Action Steps 1. Decision Moving from knowledge to embrace. It’s not enough to believe true
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