Source: https://ift.tt/2MYP4Pz Today: [1 Corinthians 2:] Fathoming the Trackless Depths of God: In chapter 2 of 1 Corinthians Paul underscores the foolishness of preaching but emphasizes that the wisdom of God is beyond natural comprehension. There are those who consider themselves princes of popularity that mainstream Christianity lauds as modern-day voices from heaven, but they […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2xLm34l Today: [1 Corinthians 1:] Paul Writes to the Corinthians: In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians he writes to address several troublesome issues. The Corinthians are lax in their internal disciplines; they have notoriously careless sexual mores. They are divided amidst one another to the point that many members of the church are […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2MMbT8Z Today: [Romans 16:] Getting Up and Out of the Status Quo: Are you tired of the same-old, same-old? God has something different in mind for you! In Romans 16 Paul does, in fact, conclude his letter with explicit expressions of his apostolic authority. He mandates these people who had never met him face […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2xtrzbH Today: [Romans 15:] Paul’s First Closing of the Epistle to the Romans: In Romans 15 Paul attempts to sum up his letter (with one chapter however yet to be written). He gives the strongest appeal to Gentile believers to be patient with the Judaizers and legalists who believe in “Christ plus-“ their good […]
READ MORE Today: [Romans 14:] Today: [Romans 14:] Allowances and Concessions in God: In chapter 14 of Romans Paul addresses very personal issues such as diet and holy days. Believers in his time were condemning one another to hell because they ate meat or worshipped on a wrong day. Things have changed little in our own day […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2CWPqXj Today: [Romans 13:] Be Subject to the Higher Powers: In Romans 13 Paul challenges the thinking of his fellow citizens regarding their attitudes toward the Roman empire. Could this chapter have any relevance whatsoever for modern Christians? Today political upheaval is an absolute art form even among the community of believers. What is […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2Mu4HhG Today: [Romans 12:] What is Your Office Gift? Did you know that you are called to an office gift from God? Today modern Christianity only recognizes one or two ministry offices, but Paul teaches something very different in Romans 12. You have a calling, and a place to serve and this chapter will […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2NAg7W2 Today: [Romans 11:] Is Christianity Too Big to Fail? In Romans 11 Paul points out the Judaism has descended into blindness and a spirit of slumber because they did not know the day of their visitation. They fell into declension Paul says so that the gospel might be made known to the Gentile […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2Mk5d1L Today: [Romans 10:] The Origin of the Prayer of Salvation: In Romans 10 we find the verses that are the basis of what we call the prayer of salvation. Paul declares in this verse that we cannot save ourselves by religious performance or moral excellence. The righteousness of God is not found in […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2MgDuPH Today: [Romans 9:] The Stone that the Builders Rejected: In chapter 9 of Romans Paul addresses the fate of the nation of Israel. They received the law of righteousness given through Moses, and they were the bloodline by which Jesus came into the world. They did not, however (except for a remnant) accept […]
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