Category: Romans
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Mystery Revealed
(Romans 16:25-27) The gospel that was to come through Jesus Christ and the teachings of the new covenant were a mystery to all those who lived before His first coming. But no longer. The mystery has been revealed. These are the final words Paul wrote to the Roman church as he finished this most informative…
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Dissension In The Church
(Romans 16:17-23) In these last verses of Romans 16 Paul warns the church to be aware of those who create divisions and dissensions in the church. Paul knew full well that there would be such people come into the church for this was prophesied by the Lord Jesus Christ who said at various times there…
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Greeting The Brethren
(Romans 16:1-16) In this last chapter of Romans Paul instructs the church to greet various of the disciples in the churches on his behalf. It is clear that these greetings are not a simple formal acknowledgement of those people but rather are a warm, friendly and heartfelt joy the Paul feels for each of these…
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Sustaining The Church
(Romans 15:14-33) Much of this section of scripture pertains to Paul speaking of his own ministry. The Lord called Paul specifically to preach the gospel to the Gentiles to bring the Gentile nations to the knowledge of God and Jesus Christ. We then see Paul continue ministering in the letters he wrote to the churches…
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Hope For All
(Romans 15:8-13) The coming of the Lord Jesus Christ some two thousand years ago was a pivotal point for all peoples of the world. It was the marking of the end of one age and the beginning of the next age, and the precise point at which the change took place was at the death…
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Live In Harmony
(Romans 15:5-7) As Christians we are being trained to live in harmony, first with God and secondly with one another. This is the aim of our call to Jesus Christ, to be able to live harmoniously so that we may inherit he kingdom of God and live in peace with Jesus Christ and God the…
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The Bible
(Romans 15:4) What is the Bible? What is it about this book that has made it the number one best selling book of all time? In my opinion, the bible is not just another book full of interesting stories and rules for living. No, it is much, much more than that. The bible is the…
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Encourage One Another
(Romans 15:1-3) When Christ Jesus came to the earth He preached the gospel of the good news of the kingdom of God and established the means by which man could be reconciled to God and enter His kingdom.he selected disciples and taught them all they would need to know to make more disciples and to…
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Faith Versus Doubt
(Romans 14:20-23) It is a fine line that we walk as Christians for we need to always be aware of what we hold to by faith. There are many things that people believe that have no basis in the bible, and many other things that are held as forms of Christianity that are based on…
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Walking In Love
(Romans 14:13-19) In all the things that we have come to as Christians, this is the most important. We are being trained in Christ so the we may be like Hime. We are being transformed by the Holy Spirit into the image of Jesus Christ, who is Himself the image of the Father. And we…
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Every Knee Shall Bow
(Romans 14:10-12) It is a sobering thought to realize that we shall all have to give account before God for every action we have done, every word we have spoken and every judgement we have made. These few verses should give all people pause to consider their lives and how they choose to live. Note…
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Be Convinced
(Romans 14:5-9) Among Christians there are many beliefs, some of which have no basis in the bible, some that are a little strange to some people and some that seem unbelievable but are in fact based in the truth. Some beliefs are quite harmless in the total scheme of things regarding the truth of Christianity…
