Posts with the tag “romans”

By nature, we are selfish and self-centered people. But the more we grow in grace and love, the more we can freely be a blessing to others. "We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification." - Romans 15:1-2  Read More

Love, mercy, and grace are all glorious attributes of God. But His patience is also truly amazing. "Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus." - Romans 15:5  Read More

While we sometimes seek to have an independent spirit, we must remember that in the truest sense, our lives are not our own. "For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's." - Romans 14:7-8  Read More

There’s only one way to escape the judgment of God for our sins, and that is by faith in Jesus Christ. When we do so, there There’s for us. “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” -Romans 8:1  Read More

The Lord gave us bodies to last, but not forever in this life. As time goes on, they break down, and eventually, death comes. But that is not the end of the story. "And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body." - Romans 8:23  Read More