[“Christmas is about hope. “Long lay the world in sin and error pining. Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.” Jesus’ … Continue reading →

“I beseech you (beg, entreat, exhort, urge, but not command) you (us) therefore (remember all Paul, by the Spirit, has taught us about God in the first 11 chapters of Romans and especially about the mercy of God), brethren (he … Continue reading →

As we study Romans 9-11, I think it is important to understand God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility in salvation and in all of life because we’re trying to understand, as best we can as finite beings, the nature of God … Continue reading →

As I began preparing the teaching for Romans 9-11, I realized that this would be some tough sledding for me to prepare it and teach it and for all of us to grasp it and apply to our lives. Significant … Continue reading →

“For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; 30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, … Continue reading →

  “For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. 23 And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, … Continue reading →

“For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by … Continue reading →

“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For [the Spirit which] you have now received [is] not a spirit of slavery to put you once more in bondage to fear, but you have … Continue reading →

As we continue our study of Romans 8 we recall that we are no longer under God’s condemnation both now and eternally (hell) because we are “in Christ Jesus” (v.1) and in our new nature we love to obey and … Continue reading →

As I began preparing the teaching for Romans 9-11, I realized that this would be some tough sledding for me to prepare it and teach it and for all of us to grasp it and apply to our lives. Significant … Continue reading →

“For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; 30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, … Continue reading →

  “For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. 23 And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, … Continue reading →

“For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by … Continue reading →

“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For [the Spirit which] you have now received [is] not a spirit of slavery to put you once more in bondage to fear, but you have … Continue reading →

As we continue our study of Romans 8 we recall that we are no longer under God’s condemnation both now and eternally (hell) because we are “in Christ Jesus” (v.1) and in our new nature we love to obey and … Continue reading →

“Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. 3 For what the Law … Continue reading →

“Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. 3 For what the Law … Continue reading →

As new creatures in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17) we have a new relationship with God (Romans 5:1), a new relationship with sin (Romans 6:2) and as we will see in Romans 7, a new relationship with the law (God’s moral … Continue reading →

Who do you think you are? As we saw last week from Romans 6, Scripture calls us to know who we are in Christ! “Knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of … Continue reading →

“What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? 2 May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Or do you not know that all of us … Continue reading →

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 difference in the effect of each one’s … Continue reading →