Having confirmed the believer’s eternal security in the past couple of sections, Paul now makes the same point from a different perspective. His argument is that if the finished work of Christ was sufficient to justify us, surely His present work of indwelling us is enough to sanctify us and fit us for heaven.
Read more12. JUSTIFIED AND ETERNALLY SECURE (PART 2)
Geoff continues to explore Paul’s train of thought regarding the believer’s eternal security with three more links in God’s chain of salvation. What’s most assuring about these links that they are undergirded by an unchanging constant – God’s unfailing faithfulness towards us.
Read more11. JUSTIFIED AND ETERNALLY SECURE (PART 1)
If God’s salvation could be compared to a chain, then there are many who think that man’s responsibility is the weakest link. After all, if it was a person’s faith that brought them in, could a lack of faith have them kicked out?
Read more10. YOUR HEAVENLY CREDIT RATING
As people who live in a world ruled by the mighty dollar, we understand the idea of credit and credit-worthiness, and how that affects our ability to live from day to day. Of course, Paul isn’t speaking in financial terms in this passage, but his point is just as pertinent: what right do we have to credit ourselves with the righteousness of God?
Read more09. FROM RAGS TO RICHES
The passage before us sees Paul bringing to a close his stinging accusation of sinfulness on the part of both Jews and Gentiles. Being true to the legal professional that he was, Paul sums up his accusation against all of humanity - that it stands guilty of rebellion against its righteous Creator. Worse still, there is no way for men to absolve themselves of their guilt; not even by conforming to the Law itself.
Read more08. TAKING THE RELIGIOUS HIGH GROUND
Like a prosecuting attorney steadily building a case against the sinner, Paul piles up argument upon argument to show his audience why they are in the wrong. In the two previous instances he condemned the Gentiles (who hid the truth) as well as the moralists (who took the moral high ground). Now, in this passage, Paul focuses his attention on the third group of sinners - the religionists.
Read more07. TAKING THE MORAL HIGH GROUND: 6 REASONS WHY GOD WILL JUDGE THE MORALIST
One doesn’t have to believe in God to be a moralist. In fact, self righteous people are to be found everywhere. What does God have to say to such people? Does He commend them for their awareness of what’s right and wrong?
Read more06. THE ABANDONMENT OF GOD
This passage of scripture is perhaps one of the darkest in all of God’s
Word. It describes the downward spiral of humanity as a result of being
abandoned by God. It describes the steps of man’s descent into depravity
as a result of rejecting God’s truth and supplementing it with their
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05. THE REALITY OF GOD’S WRATH
Today the good news of the gospel is preached without the backdrop of the bad news of God’s righteous wrath. No wonder it is weak because it is perceived as irrelevant and unnecessary. But an accurate knowledge of the wrath of God is essential to understanding the true message of the gospel.
Read more04. THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL
These two verses seem to be the bedrock upon which this entire epistle is founded. They seem to be putting forward a crucial message that every Christian needs to take very seriously. The message is simple: Let us not be embarrassed by God’s good news.
Read more03. EVALUATING OUR SPIRITUAL INTEGRITY
Geoff’s insight into this passage speaks to a present day problem that is all too common. The issue is this: Ministry that lacks spiritual integrity may attract big crowds but will always attain very little for God.
Read more01. INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF ROMANS
Paul had never met the church in Rome. But he wrote to its members while still in Corinth, presenting a defense of the gospel. And because the gospel was everything to him, he held nothing back.
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