Category: Romans
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The Sum of The Parts
(Romans 12:12) There is an old saying that has been attributed to many different people which says, “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.” In essence it means that the individual components of something when put together make something greater or better than the individual components themselves could ever be. For example,…
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A Call To Persevere
(Romans 12:11) This section of Romans 12 covers many different aspects of living in Christ. In this whole paragraph we see many exhortations to the people of Rome to stand firm and remain faithful, to live lives befitting those who call themselves Christians. Never flag in zeal, be aglow with the Spirit, serve the Lord.…
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It Isn’t A Competition
(Romans 12:10) It is interesting that some of the terminology used by writers in the bible would lead us to think that Christianity is a competition. It sounds in some places as if we are all competing in some way. This is especially true when Paul says in places about “running the race set before…
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Hold Fast To What Is Good
(Romans 12:9) As I read this verse these final few words seemed to stick out. Paul encourages and entreaty us to hate what is evil and to hold fast to what is good. It is in the determination of the difference between good and evil that we strike difficulties, especially in this modern day and…
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Many Parts, One Body
(Romans 12:4-8) When Jesus came to the earth he was the complete package. He provided the perfect example of what a Christian should be like. He had all of the attributes of God the Father for He was truly in the image of God, and as God is love, so too Jesus is love also.…
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Humility
(Romans 12:3) If there is one attribute of Jesus Christ that He epitomized and which we are to aspire to it is humility. There is no way that any person can or will be able to enter the kingdom of God unless they are humble. Not a presence of humility, but humble through and through…
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Transformation
(Romans 12:1-2) In days of old God gave man the law of Moses. He gave this law to the children of Israel to guide them as to what was right and to keep sin in check. The Israelites followed the law for a while but they strayed from the right path which led to the…
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God’s Mercy
(Romans 11:28-36) It is the will of God that He show mercy to all mankind. God is love and because He is love, He shows true and complete love and He will be absolutely merciful to all mankind if they will seek Him out. There are many people in the world today who make this…
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Mystery of the New Covenant
(Romans 11:25-27) The new covenant was a mystery to the Jews prior to the coming of Jesus Christ. There was much written about it in the law and prophets but it was not understood and revealed in its fullness until Christ came to fulfill the prophecies and to explain the new covenant. One of the…
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Beware Pride And Arrogance
(Romans 11:13-24) So often today I see infighting between the different denominations and groups who call themselves Christians. I see Protestants arguing with Catholics, Pentecostals arguing with non-spirit filled religions, and everything in between. Every group has a point of view and every group believes they are correct and have the truth, the whole truth…
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Stumbling Forward
(Romans 11:12-13) Israel stumbled. They fell from the grace of God. They became hard of heart and stiff-necked not willing to bow before the true God but turning aside to false gods and to gratification of the flesh. They chose to seek a form of self-righteousness through works of law rather than following in the…
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They Did Not See
(Romans 11:7-10) Israel failed to obtain the full grace of God which led to the opportunity for the rest of mankind to find it. Most of the religious leadership of the Jews at the time of Christ did not recognize His coming. They failed to see that He was the promised Messiah spoken of by…
