Romans 12:4 "...we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office" I'm afraid part of our problem in our churches today is that we don't recognize the gifts of some of the members or allow them to use those gifts. As a result, the body does not function properly. …
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Romans 11:5 "Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace." 11-25 Paul uses the analogy of olive trees. I thought he was speaking of salvation. The cultivated tree is Israel and the wild the Gentiles. The wild could be saved by being grafted in while …
Romans 10:3 "...they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God" It was easy to use the law and sacrificial system to appear godly while still doing your own thing. Before the captivity, the people followed other gods and their practices …
This one came in chunks. Some of it is difficult as it delves into the deep theology of the sovereignty of God in relation to free will and sin. Finding the context from which Paul wrote is paramount or his words don't make sense. Full text understanding is necessary. Romans 9:6-13 Paul illustrates that …
Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" Hebrews 9:27 "...it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" I hear much today about the social gospel. People are concerned with the trouble they see. War, famine, disease, homelessness, hopelessness. They want to help ease …
Romans 8:1 "...who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit" With Jesus, we live by different rules. Our soul has been saved and our spirit renewed. We aren't enslaved by our sin and can live as Christ desires. Any sin has been taken care of so we can continue to grow to be …
Romans 6:10 "...in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God" 14 "...sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace" Although we will sin as we still have the sin nature after salvation, we have died to …
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Black & White with Shades of Gray 