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 …
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Bible Study Notes on Romans 8 – 20160320
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 …
Bible Study Notes on Romans 6 & 7 – 20160319
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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Bible Study Notes on Romans 5 – 20160311
Romans 5:10 "...if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life" Because Christ lives, He can mold us into His image. We aren't just saved from sin, but transformed into what He intended us to be. 15 …
Bible Study Notes on Romans 4 – 20160309
Romans 4:11 "...he received the sign of circumcision...yet being uncircumcised...he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised" Abraham became the father of many nations. Not just the ancestor of different groups of people, but the one who showed that faith or belief in Christ is counted as righteousness. …
Bible Study Notes on Romans 3 – 20160305
Romans 3:5-8 God shows His great mercy and glory by saving us through faith in Him. By man's convoluted logic, our unrighteousness increases God's glory by allowing Him to show more grace. In that case, God would be doing wrong to Himself by judging us. Apparently some were using that weird argument against salvation by …
Bible Study Notes on Romans 2 – 20160304
Romans 2:1-4 "Therefore..." Paul has been talking about those who leave the truth of God for a lie and receive God's judgment for it. Now he speaks of judging others. Bit difficult to follow his train of thought sometimes. He describes those who blatantly reject God and shows how they receive judgment. Now he shows …
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