Nothing Good Lives In Me (Romans 7:14-25)
Slavery has been part of the story of mankind for most of recorded history. It seems that all peoples and all cultures have, at one time or another, practiced slavery. Even today, when most countries have outlawed the practice, many thousands of people are sold into bondage each year. Many thousands of others are kept […]
Sin Killed Me (Romans 7:7-13)
Most people would probably agree that newborn babies are innocent. They have done nothing wrong or bad. In the same way, most would agree that small children are also innocent though they do things which we would never accept or tolerate from adults. Why do we consider young children innocent even though they misbehave? It […]
A New Way of Service (Romans 7:1-6)
Most people agree that the way to please God is to live a holy and blameless life. They are right. However, the problem we face is that we are not holy and blameless. All of us have violated God’s standards and become sinners. In this way, God’s Law which was supposed to direct us and […]
Slaves To Righteousness (Romans 6:17-23)
Scripture tells us that God is good. Yet, we need only look around us to see that evil is everywhere. If God is good, then why is there so much evil? Not only is evil very prevalent, it often seems like it is increasing and getting worse in character. Why does a good, all-powerful God […]
Alive To God (Romans 6:8-17)
Many people have a negative view of religion, and Christianity in particular, because they think of it in terms of prohibitions. In their minds, religions consist of a list of rules which prevent them from doing what they want to do. It is true that the followers of Christ will refrain from doing many things. […]
We Died To Sin (Romans 5:20-6:7)
We have a tendency to think that if something is good, more is better. However, this often is not true. For example, if taking medicine cures you of an illness it does not mean that a larger dose will be even more beneficial. On the contrary, a larger dose might kill you. Likewise, we need […]
Through One Man (Romans 5:12-19)
Regardless of whether we are rich or poor, whether we are highly educated or have no schooling at all, no matter where we live or whatever our background and culture happens to be, we all have one thing in common: we die. How did death come into the world? The Bible records how it happened. […]
At Just The Right Time (Romans 5:1-11)
God loves us. Even though we have alienated and separated ourselves from Him by our sin, He still cares for us. Since it is impossible for us to wipe away the effects of sin through our own efforts God made a way. Jesus Christ took our guilt upon Himself and paid our debt through His […]
The Promise Comes By Faith (Romans 4:13-25)
When God created man, He not only made him in His own likeness, He also gave him free will. We humans have the right to choose whether we will live according to God’s standards or not. Unfortunately, we have all chosen to do our will rather than God’s will. We have sinned and our sin […]
Credited As Righteous (Romans 4:1-12)
It is difficult to change one’s beliefs. The longer a person has held a particular belief, the harder it is to give it up. Perhaps one of the most difficult beliefs to change is the idea that we can please God and rescue ourselves from the consequences of sin by our own efforts. Our pride […]