God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
No, a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man's praise is not from men, but from God. Romans 2:29 NIV It would be immensely pleasing to think that we are saved by code. It would... Continue Reading →
you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? Romans 2:21 NIV Christians are the recipients of wonderful instruction. Their knowledge of God gives them an amazingly different view of our world. Our hope in the Lord gives us a Goal to strive for in this life... Continue Reading →
This will take place on the day when God will judge men's secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares. Romans 2:16 This is the Gospel. It has us look upward to God. It is the message for us to do what we can to make ourselves right with our Maker. It shows us our... Continue Reading →
But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. Romans 2:8 NIV The story of the Bible and of our fallen human race can almost be wrapped up in one observation. We start with God and as a direct intention from God to be... Continue Reading →
God "will give to each person according to what he has done." Romans 2:6 NIV It would be so easy and so many people do it. Maybe somewhere in our hearts right now we are also thinking of our religion in terms of our actions. Our relation to God would be so easy if all... Continue Reading →
Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you toward repentance? Romans 2:4 NIV Christians believe that we must go from being bad to being good. This is the truth, but only part of the truth. We could go on for years or... Continue Reading →
So when you, a mere man, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God's judgment? Romans 2:3 NIV We do it. We do it all the time. Somewhere deep within each person we find room to set ourselves apart. We know what is good. We know... Continue Reading →
They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 1:29 NIV Who are they? Not us for sure! But Scriptures describe a people who have lost their bearings. They are filled with all kinds of evil and... Continue Reading →
Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 1:28 NIV Results come from a cause. The state of mankind is a result. Look around us and we can see that our situation... Continue Reading →
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen. 1:25 NIV Before anything can be built there must be a foundation. Long before faith can be strong and of good resistance, it must be firmly grounded in Truth. In this... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 