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In our last dive into Romans, we saw that Abraham was justified because of his faith. Now he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the covenant God made with Abraham for the Jews. However, through faith, we … Continue reading
Posted in Apostle Paul, bible study, death, dreams, Freedom from sin, God's character, grace, In Christ, Jesus, judgment, lawlessness, Mercy, mercy, redemption, restore, righteous, Romans, Sin, the commandment of God, the nations, The Word was God, Thoughts, Thoughts on scripture
Tagged Abraham, based, Belief, Bible, Christ, descendants, Earth, Faith, Father, gift, God, heir, hope, Jesus, law, Moses', obey, presence, promise, punishment, relationship, Romans 4, Scripture, the nations, world
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Only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law. Rom 3:9-31
Romans 3 opened with this statement, “then what’s the advantage of being a Jew?” To the Jew-hating racist, this rant is a part of their bye-laws. It is obvious that chapter three opens in the middle of a conversation and … Continue reading
Posted in Apostle Paul, bible study, Faith, God's character, In Christ, Jesus, Jews, redemption, righteous, Romans, Thoughts, Thoughts on scripture, unrighteousness
Tagged applies, Belief, Christ, end times, excuses, Faith, freely, gentiles, God, grace, guilty, hope, Jesus, Jews, keeping, law, purpose, requirements, Romans, sacrifice, Scripture, seeking, Sin, sinful, wise
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Against such, there is NO law. Galatians 5:22-23.
A Christian brother recently brought up the fruits of the Spirit; that day, the item that stuck in my mind, and has been there for weeks, was self-control. Self-control speaks to me about the multitude of times that I have … Continue reading
Posted in bible study, comfort, finisher, Galatians, grace, Mercy, overtaken, Thoughts on scripture
Tagged Apostle Paul, bible study, Comforter, faithfulness, fruit, Galatians, gentleness, God's word, goodness, guide, Helper, Holy spirit, joy, kindness, law, lead, lives, love, patience, Peace, produces, Scripture, self-control, Spirit of Truth
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A warning against worldliness. James 4:1-13.
We ended James chapter three with an admonition to walk in wisdom instead of letting our tongues destroy us, and those around us. This wisdom, as James states, is from above and looks like this when it shows up: it … Continue reading
Posted in bible study, forgive, James, Jews, judgment, Mercy, mercy, prejudice, restore, Thoughts, Thoughts on scripture
Tagged adulterers, enemy, flee, friendship, grace, humble, James, jealousy, judges, law, motives, pleasure, proud, purify, quarrels, resist, spirit, submit, Wars, world
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Paul tells us why Romans 8:1 works. Romans 8:2-4.
We learned in Romans 8:1 that there is NOW (an ever-present tense) NO condemnation. To me, an obvious conclusion is that this applies to my relationship with the Father through Jesus Christ. So what does Romans 8:2 tell us? For … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Apostle Paul, bible study, deception, disciplined, Freedom from sin, God's character, grace, guilt, Hope, In Christ, Jesus, Mercy, redemption, righteous, Romans, The Word was God, Things I have never noticed before, Thoughts on scripture, understanding
Tagged Apostle Paul, condemnation, death, freedom, law, requirement, righteous, The spirit of life, torah
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Paul tells us why Romans 8:1 works. Romans 8:2-4.
What glee he must have felt seeing Jesus hanging on that cross. What a failure this Messiah had proven to be, or so he thought. Satan, it seems, had taken Jesus captive. What a shock when Jesus ripped the doors off the prison gates of Hell. Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Apostle Paul, bible study, confidence, deception, disciple, disciplined, Faith, Freedom from sin, God's character, grace, guilt, Hope, In Christ, Jesus, Mercy, redemption, righteous, Romans, Sin, strongholds, The Word was God, Things I have never noticed before, Thoughts on scripture, understanding, ungodliness, unrighteousness
Tagged Apostle Paul, condemnation, death, flesh, freedom, fulfilled, human nature, law, requirement, righteous, The spirit of life, torah
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Does the law = sin. Romans 7:7-25
So when Paul says I would not have come to know sin except through the Law, perhaps he is saying, having been taught that there was a law as a young child, I came to understand that going outside the parameters of the Law, was to miss the mark (sin.) Continue reading
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Tagged bond servant, bound, controlled, covet, desire, good, Holy, law, lust, mind, nature, righteous, Sin, slave, spirit, torah
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This is a brief step aside from my study on Romans to look, once again, at the Peretti book, Piercing the Darkness.
I have been rereading a Frank E. Peretti book called Piercing the Darkness. Years ago I heard Dr. Dobson interview Mr. Peretti about the books he has written because there was such insight into the spirit world, and Dr. Dobson, … Continue reading
Posted in angels, Apocalypse, Apostasy, bible study, Cult teachings, deception, End times, enemies, Faith, false teaching, God's character, gullibility, Hearing God, In Christ, invasion, Jesus, judgment, ministering spirits, one world religion, Prayer, spiritual gifts, strongholds, The supremacy of Christ, Thoughts, ungodliness, unrighteousness, war, wickedness, wrath.
Tagged Belief, demons, depotisms, Ephesians 6, fallen angels, fight, flesh and blood, forces of darkness, law, Morals, powers, reason, rulers, spiritual, spiritual forces, struggle, uncontrolled, wickedness
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Micah 4: 2,3. Come let us go to the Mountain that He may teach us His ways.
I have heard this regrettable statement come from the mouths of Bible teachers, “the Holy Spirit will be lifted with the Church!” That concept is far from the truth, as you can see the Spirit of grace and unmerited favor still being poured out on the earth. Zechariah 12:10 and Revelation 1:7 both tell us that every eye will see Him, and shall mourn. Continue reading
Posted in bible study, End times, false teaching, God's character, grace, Israel, Jerusalem, judgment, Mercy, Our being caught up, Prophetic, restore, the nations, Thoughts, wrath., Zechariah
Tagged bible study, commandments, countries, fear, fighting, justice, languages, law, Micah 4:2, mountain, nations, reverence, teach, the house of God, walk in His paths, ways, wisdom
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“God rescued them, and then gave them the law.” Pastor Jeff Vines, Chapter 5 of The Story.
Chapter five of “The Story,” and we are covering chapters 19 – 40 of Exodus, with huge gaps (you have to look at the back of the book to find the range of scriptures). In case you do not know “The … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron, Israel, law, Moloch, Moses, Scripture, Ten Commandments, thoughts, wandering, whining, wilderness
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A voice in the wilderness 