Paul continues to develop his argument for salvation by grace through faith in today’s Bible reading* from Romans 4. If you aren’t familiar with the Jewish Patriarch Abraham, let me briefly bring you up to speed. Abram and Sarai were an aged couple who had never had children. God established a relationship with Abram and…
In today’s Bible reading*, Paul continues his allegations that no one has an excuse when it comes to having a right standing before God. Paul quotes Psalm 14:1-3 and Psalm 53:1-3 to say that all are guilty. None are righteous and no one seeks God. Several years ago, I saw a private group post on…
Paul seems to condemn himself in today’s Bible reading*. He tells his readers to not judge, but he seems to do that very thing as he progresses through Romans 2. So what’s going on? Jesus told his followers to not judge, lest they also be judged. (Matthew 7:1) But Jesus doesn’t say, “Don’t judge” in…
Today’s Bible reading* begins Paul’s letter to the Romans, one of my favorite books of the Bible. OK, all of the books of the Bible are my favorites! But Romans holds a special place in my heart because in it, Paul lays out the Gospel Message in the plainest and most developed way. In Chapter…
Today’s Bible reading* includes Jesus’ “Great Commission”. Jesus has spent three years with his disciples and is commissioning them for their ministry. Grammatically speaking, there is one command with several participles that describe how the command is to play out. He begins with “As you go”. He assumes that His disciples will go. Because He…