2013
THE REIGN OF DEATH VERSUS THE REIGN OF LIFE - ROMANS 5:12-21
This section of Scripture is both analogous and antithetical in comparing Adam to Christ. The only analogous part is how one man's act affected many. The rest is a contrast regarding the great ... Continue reading →
THE LOVE OF GOD – CAUSELESS, MEASURELESS, CEASELESS - ROMANS 5:1-11
"Could we with ink the ocean fill, And were the skies of parchment made, Were every stalk on earth a quill, And every man a scribe by trade, To write the love of God above, Would drain the ocean ... Continue reading →
GOD TRANSMUTES SUFFERING INTO GLORY THROUGH HIS GRACE - Romans 5:2-5
"And let us rejoice and exult in our hope of experiencing and enjoying the glory of God. 3 Moreover let us also be full of joy now! let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our ... Continue reading →
GALATIANS 4:21-5:1 - GRACE TO THE BARREN
Dear Friends, "Tell me, you who want to live under the law, do you know what the law actually says? The Scriptures say that Abraham had two sons, one from ... Continue reading →
JUSTIFICATION (SALVATION) BRINGS PEACE WITH GOD, AND ACCESS TO HIS PRESENCE -ROMANS 5:1-2
V. 1 - "Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." (Romans 5:1) The "Therefore" refers back to Romans 1:18 through Romans 3:20 where Paul ... Continue reading →
ROMANS 4 - SALVATION APART FROM WORKS, CIRCUMCISION (OUTWARD SIGNS), AND THE LAW
"Abraham was, humanly speaking, the founder of our Jewish nation. What did he discover about being made right with God? 2 If his good deeds had made him acceptable to God, he would have had ... Continue reading →