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Romans, Day 10 Timely Insight (Romans 13) “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment” (Romans 13:1 – 2). I have received many phone calls that eventually lead to a question that starts out like this: “What do you think about our government’s actions concerning…

Romans, Day 9 The Practice of Service #1 (Romans 12) “For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one…

Romans, Day 8 GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS COMES BY FAITH IN JESUS The Problem of Separate Peoples #2 Romans 11 Did God reject His people? The LAW was given to Moses somewhere around 1440 BC. When Christ died on the cross for our sins, He fulfilled the LAW. Paul in his teachings in Romans is trying to explain the fulfillment of the cross and the entrance into grace to the Gentiles. It appeared to Jews and Gentiles that God has rejected His…

Romans, Day 7 Romans Chapters 9 – 10 At one point in my life, I became the unexpected owner of a snowblower. I had never owned one before, and purchasing one wasn’t on the radar because I still considered myself “young enough” to use a shovel, so when I was gifted one I was ecstatic and clueless about how to use it. Snow was in the forecast, and I did what I heard experienced snowblower owners say to do, which…

Romans, Day 6 Romans 7 – 8 | Wanted: Dead and Alive Remember those Old West posters that had a picture of a bad hombre on them and the title: “Wanted: Dead or Alive”? The Law was after someone who was destined for the boneyard. In Romans Chapter 7, the apostle Paul writes about the law, no doubt referencing the law of Moses, the Jewish constitution. As do many today, people thought that obeying the law was the way to…

Romans, Day 5 The Process – Sanctification Scripture passage: Romans 5 and 6 Key verses: Romans 5:3 – 5, 6:11 – 14 As we work our way through Romans, today’s reading deals with Chapters 5 and 6, and the topic of sanctification. As you read through those 2 chapters, you will not see the word “sanctification” (at least in my version), but it is there. So, what is sanctification? One way to look at it is the action or process…

Romans, Day 4 God Always Keeps His Promises (Romans 4:21)   No unbelief made Abraham waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised (Romans 4:20-21). Did you wake up today “fully convinced that God was able to do what He had promised” in your life? What a question to think about as we start our day! This statement…

Romans, Day 3 Prevalence of Sin – Part 2 (Romans 2:17 – 3:20) It amazes me how often people’s actions and words do not match. A phrase I heard quite often while growing up was, “Do as I say, not as I do.” Sometimes, people would say it as a joke when they were purposely doing something wrong in front of someone else. I have known people who seemed to be experts in telling people not to do the things…

Romans, Day 2 GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS COMES BY FAITH IN JESUS “The Prevalence of Sin #1” Romans 1:18 – 2:16 God’s Wrath Against Mankind Romans 1:18 – 32 Paul explains to the church at Rome that the sin of mankind infuriated God to point of wrath. Mankind has suppressed the truth by their wickedness. He goes on to say that mankind should have known the existence of and knowledge about God, spiritual matters and truth through what we call today, “general revelation.”…

Romans, Day 1 Romans 1:1 – 17 Introduction The Driving Force Behind Paul Many of the books of the New Testament are letters from Paul, including the book of Romans. The book of Romans is different from the rest for a few reasons. First, most of Paul’s letters were addressed to churches he helped start. Paul did not start the church in Rome. Second, Romans was not to address particular problems in the church; instead, it focused on God. David…