"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does …
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This is all about Jesus!
I was reading Romans 1:1-7. I was asking the question, "What's this about?" There's one simple answer to this question: "This is all about Jesus!"
Confess with your mouth … Believe in your heart …
"If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved" (Romans 10:9). When He's in your heart, He has to come out. The Saviour is not be kept to ourselves. He's to be shared with other people. We pray, …
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Bad news … and Good News
"Enter not into judgment with Thy servant: for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified" (Psalm 143:2). In ourselves, we have no hope of salvation. We are sinners. There is no way of saving ourselves. It cannot be done. We're attempting the impossible. It will only end in failure. This is our hopeless situation …
We listen to the preachers …
'As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.”' (2 Chronicles 20:20). We listen to the preachers. They remind us of the words that were spoken by the prophets …
Learning from the Apostle Paul
Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 2:2; 1 Corinthians 6:19–20; Galatians 6:14Paul was no silent disciple, no half-hearted follower of Jesus. He was not ashamed of his Lord. He was glad to say, "I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith" (Romans 1:16). …
"I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in the things which pertain to God" (Romans 15:17).
Where has the blessing come from? Does it say something about how worthy we are? No! It's not about us. We haven't done anything to deserve God's blessing. The blessing comes from the Lord. To Him be all the glory!
