Posted on Feb 19, 2018 in Romans: A Walk From Condemnation To Grace |
Read Romans 7:1-6
When a person dies to the old life and accepts Christ as Savior, a new life begins. An unbeliever’s life is centered on his or her own personal gratification. Those who don’t follow Christ have only their own self-determination as their source of power. By contrast, God is at the center of a Christian’s life. God supplies the power for a Christian’s daily living. Believersfind that their whole way of looking at the world changes when they come to Christ.
Posted on Feb 19, 2018 in Romans: A Walk From Condemnation To Grace |
Read Romans 6:15-23
To obey with all your heart means to give yourself fully to God, to love Him with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind (Matthew 22:37). And yet so often our efforts to know and obey God’s commands can best be described as halfhearted. How do you rate your heart’s obedience? God wants to give you the power to obey Him with all your heart.
Posted on Feb 16, 2018 in Romans: A Walk From Condemnation To Grace |
Read Romans 6:1-14
If God loves to forgive, why not give Him more to forgive? If forgiveness is guaranteed, do we have the freedom to sin as much as we want to? Paul’s forceful answer is “Of course not!” Such an attitude, deciding ahead of time to try and take advantage of God, shows that a person does not understand the seriousness of sin. God’s forgiveness does not make sin less serious; His Son’s death for sin shows us the dreadful seriousness of sin. Jesus paid with His life so we could be forgiven. The availability of God’s mercy must not become an excuse for careless living and moral laxness.
Posted on Feb 15, 2018 in Romans: A Walk From Condemnation To Grace |
Read Romans 5:12-21
How can we be declared guilty for something Adam did thousands of years ago? Many feel it isn’t fair for God to judge us because of Adam’s sin. Yet each of us confirms our heritage with Adam by our own sins every day. We have the same sinful nature and are prone to rebel against God, and we are judged for the sins we commit. Because we are sinners, it isn’t fairness we need: it is mercy.
Posted on Feb 14, 2018 in Romans: A Walk From Condemnation To Grace |
Read Romans 5:1-11
We now have peace with God, which may differ from peaceful feelings such as calmness and tranquility. Peace with God means that we have been reconciled with Him. There is no more hostility between us, no sin blocking our relationship with Him. Peace with God is possible only because Jesus paid the price for our sins through His death on the cross.
Paul states that, as believers, we now stand in a place of highest privilege. Not only has God declared us not guilty; He has drawn us close to Himself. Instead of being enemies, we have become His friends: in fact, His own children (John 15; Galatians 4).
