Your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
Romans 1:8-10 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you 10 always in my prayers, asking that…
Read MoreLoved by God.
Romans 1:7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. – Romans 1:7 Do you know you are loved by God? What a beautiful thought. Most religions have a God that needs to be…
Read MoreThe obedience of faith
Romans 1:5-6 5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, 6 including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, – Romans 1:5-6 Do you have faith that causes you to be obedient to God? Paul…
Read MoreDeclared to be the Son of God
Romans 1:4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, – Romans 1:4 Have you heard any good news lately? Well here’s some good news. Jesus is resurrected from the dead and is now the King…
Read MoreWhich he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures
Romans 1:2-3 2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh – Romans 1:2-3 One of the compelling proofs that the word of God can be trusted is the fulfilment of prophecy in the bible. This topic is fascinating…
Read MoreA servant of Christ Jesus
Romans 1:1 1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, Paul starts this letter to the church in Rome by placing two occupations he has in order. First he is a servant: a ‘doulos’ in the Greek, meaning a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or…
Read MoreFor the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Can you make someone love you by implementing laws? The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the GALATIANS – Chapter 5 1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. 2 Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ…
Read MoreAnd because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
Is there truth in the statement “It’s not what you know but who you know”? The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the GALATIANS – Chapter 4 1 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, 2 but…
Read MoreChrist redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us
Why did the Son of God become cursed? The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the GALATIANS – Chapter 3 1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. 2 Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works…
Read MoreYet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ,
Are we justified because of what we do or because of who we believe in? The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the GALATIANS – Chapter 2 1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. 2 I went up because of a revelation and set…
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