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My Life - God's Comma!
Loved Greg Laurie's comment on this - "Don't put a period where God has put a comma." Very cool, and very true!
Created 7 months ago
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Some Thoughts On Eternal Security
In my daily Bible reading yesterday I read Romans 11, and was jolted by these verses: 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.22 Note then the kindness and the severity…
Created over 1 year ago
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Judgment IS Part of the Gospel
Just a quick note here on verse 16. It's worth noting too, because it points out a rather large departure from Paul's Gospel that the modern church has taken. According to Paul, Judgment Day was part…
Created over 2 years ago
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Guilt Comes From Our Hearts
Paul continues to talk about how God deals with sin, and in particular zeros in on comparing God's judgment of those under the Law (Jews) and those not under it (Gentiles). He says that God's Law - and…
Created over 2 years ago
Romans 2:12 (NIV84), Romans 2:13 (NIV84), Romans 2:14 (NIV84), Romans 2:15 (NIV84)
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No Favoritism
Verse 11 lays down a principle that Paul has been developing in this chapter, and one that he will continue to develop. It's a critical part of God's make up, and it's also critical that we understand…
Created over 2 years ago
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The Awful Judgment of God
Paul continues to talk about a subject that we don't want him too - God's Judgment! He will continue to do this for a while too. Apparently and in spite of how we approach sharing the Gospel today, Paul…
Created over 2 years ago
Romans 2:6 (NIV84), Romans 2:7 (NIV84), Romans 2:8 (NIV84), Romans 2:9 (NIV84), Romans 2:10 (NIV84)
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Storing Up God's Wrath
Paul here goes very Old Testament on us. The picture he presents here is sobering, and if you actually pay attention to it will get your attention. The concept of God's Wrath being stored up is presented…
Created over 2 years ago
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God's Kindness Leads Me To Repent
There's several things I note about this verse. First it's nice to see something about God's kindness after all we've read about His judgment, perverted sin, etc. This verse is like a breath of fresh…
Created over 2 years ago
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The 3 Most Relevant Verses in the Bible for Christian Culture Warriors
If there was ever a word to Christians who are fighting the culture wars - this is it! Why? Because these verses point out exactly what we have failed to do in our confrontation with culture. We clearly…
Created over 2 years ago
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Deserving Death
Yes, verse 32 is harsh, no doubt about it. But then again, very often the truth is very harsh as well. This is Paul's summation of God's view of sin in general, and of sin done knowingly and deliberately…
Created over 2 years ago
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Does That Really Belong Here?
This is a larger chunk of Scripture than I usually look at, but there's no real way to separate these verses from each other. Paul repeats that God has abandoned them to their depraved minds, and then…
Created over 2 years ago
Romans 1:28 (NIV84), Romans 1:29 (NIV84), Romans 1:30 (NIV84), Romans 1:31 (NIV84)
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Abandoned & Abandoning
I'm captivated by the concept of God giving people over to their lusts in much the same way as people are captivated by a car crash. The concept of being totally abandoned to sin is terrifying, yet it's…
Created over 2 years ago
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When God Lets Go
When I counsel people I often find myself telling them that they need to let go of something from their past, or of something they are dealing with right now! Letting go can be a good thing, but when…
Created over 2 years ago
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False Claims & Exchange
I know that verse 22 is written in a very specific context, but that doesn't stop it from also being an unchanging principle of living that we all ought to pay attention too. When you claim to be wise…
Created over 2 years ago
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Our Darkened Hearts
Paul builds on his last verse by saying that although they knew God, they didn't act like it, and the end result of their forsaking two (at the very least) of the spiritual disciplines was their thinking…
Created over 2 years ago
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A Somewhat Surprising God
We have now officially entered the Uncomfortable Zone. For most modern American Christians all this talk about sin and wrath and law leaves them feeling distinctly uncomfortable if now downright creeped…
Created over 2 years ago
Romans 1:18 (NIV84), Romans 1:19 (NIV84), Romans 1:20 (NIV84)
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Romans 1:17 - Who Needs A Good Self Image When I'm Right with God?
We've finally arrived at one of the most powerful verses in the entire book of Romans. There have been and continue to be huge debates on exactly how to translate it, what it means, etc. Here's just a…
Created over 2 years ago
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Romans 1:16 - Not Ashamed
Here's another power packed verse from Paul. It never ceases to amaze me how he, like Jesus, could say so much in so few words. Does this verse make you wonder if begin ashamed of the Gospel was a problem…
Created over 2 years ago
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Target Everyone
It's interesting to note the "target" that Paul picked for his ministry. Paul, the Jew of Jews, who was also raised in a Gentile city and was a Roman citizen, was faced with the seemingly bottomless divide…
Created over 2 years ago
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Romans 1:13 - It Don't Come Easy!
I don't think there's much doubt that we tend to idealize not just the Apostles, but all the New Testament Christians and churches. I mean after all, God spoke right to Paul, so how hard could it have…
Created almost 3 years ago
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Romans 1:11-12: Giving & Recieving
I love how open Paul is about his own needs and weaknesses in his writings. You can see it again here very clearly. We usually only talk about him wanting to impart some spiritual gift to the Roman Christians,…
Created almost 3 years ago
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Romans 1:9 - God, The Gospel & Prayer
It's of great interest to me to note the differences between how people in the Bible expressed themselves and how we talk. Here Paul doesn't talk about how he LOVES God with all this heart, instead he…
Created almost 3 years ago
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Observations on Romans 1:8
In his usual fashion, it doesn't take Paul long to get to expressing thanks to God for the people he's writing too. He did this in almost all his letters (notably not Galatians!). And unlike most of us,…
Created almost 3 years ago
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Belonging Through Grace and Peace
There doesn't seem to be much in these two verses - and I'm not about to try and build a huge doctrinal point from here either. But there are a few things that I've noticed, and that's what this series…
Created almost 3 years ago
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