As we read , we are reminded of this truth. That whether we are going through good or bad times, we can hold fast to God’s relationship and allow that relationship to speak into those moments. Today we begin to look at the end of Paul’s letter to the Romans. God made clear to Paul […]
As Paul wraps up his letter to the Roman people, he continues to drive forward the idea of unity, and we realize that sometimes there are no specific answers from Scripture for the questions we have in life. God has presented us with his principles, and then gives us the responsibility of making decisions. Last […]
Last week we read of Paul addressing those areas in a Christian life that are left to our Christian opinion. But he did pull out a couple of principles. One, in our decisions in the areas of opinion we are not to be a stumbling block for someone else. Secondly, not only are we to […]
Last week we looked at , and we are looking at the area of restoration of lives from sin. What we find is that we are to love someone enough to come up beside someone and walk along with them in gentilness to restore. We sometimes we find ourselves in two extremes. One extreme, the […]
As we progressed all the way through Romans, we have found that the very life of God in us will reflect in our obedience to God’s purposes and principles in our lives. And how does this look in the culture around us? The principles are eternal, but sometimes specific instances require us to ponder on […]
The people of Rome didn’t live in a world that didn’t have challenges. And even more so, there were experiences that the people of Rome had become accustomed to. Paul describes these experiences debauchery. So as we continue with , we see Paul remind that there are some areas of God’s standard that are fixed and […]
As we continue to move through Romans, we saw last week how Christians interact with authorities in our world. This isn’t just about government authority but relates to our boss at our job, officers of the law, and other authorities. And we do this because God has granted authority, and we want to acknowledge that. But sometimes […]
As we finish up , we look at the statement of “having everything together spiritually.” As Christians, being honest means that we don’t have everything figured out. But what we can say is that we are moving towards getting everything together spiritually. We are going to have the right mindsets and go after those things […]
When Jesus gave his sermon on the mount, he broke past those norms and comfortable positions. He said things that were not natural to people or society at the time. Paul in Romans pushed into those areas as well. When Paul spoke of unity, it went against the mindset of those who lived in Rome. […]
As we move forward, we read of Paul’s warnings to keep focused on God and His promises. Last week we saw Paul challenge us to outdo one another to show honor to one another. Paul warns us no to be “lacking in zeal.” This means don’t be lazy or don’t be slothful. But we are […]