Death To Live

In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.  Romans 6:11  NIV Christians have this joy that now we can live for something else.  We no longer need to follow the trends of our society.  We do not have to stand up to the standards of our times.... Continue Reading →

Rejoice In Our Suffering

Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;  Romans 5:3  NIV Modern man tries to talk himself up.  We boast.  We revel in our own praise.  But we do not like to admit our weaknesses.  We hate to suffer.  If only we could see that those... Continue Reading →

Credit For Credit

being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.  This is why "it was credited to him as righteousness."  Romans 4:21-22  NIV We cannot possibly know everything about our limitless God.  But we can bow to Him.  We can give Him credit for being God.  We can also give Him credit... Continue Reading →

God Of All

Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,  Romans 3:29  NIV   Christians rightly believe that they have passed from having merely an earthly family to having a Heavenly one too.  While we may still be allowed to maintain our relation to our family... Continue Reading →

Atonement

God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished--  Romans 3:25  NIV   Christianity in a nutshell is this; that God has given us this opportunity to come again within His Presence. ... Continue Reading →

Let God Be Our Truth

Not at all! Let God be true, and every man a liar. As it is written: "So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge."  Romans 3:4  NIV   We of late have everything turned around.  First, we think that we are right and that God should prove Himself to... Continue Reading →

Worthwhile God

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 →

God´s Power To Save

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.  1:16  NIV   Christians do not have to hang our heads because we bow them to Someone greater.  When we turn in faith to the All-Powerful... Continue Reading →

God´s Human Son

regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David,  1: 3  NIV   Many are divided.  Some choose to have hope.  Others say it is impossible.  Even within the church family, some have their doubts.  But it all comes down to this!  Should we believe that God sent His own... Continue Reading →

Healing Hands

His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him.  Acts 28:8  (NIV)   Time and time again we read in the Bible of a person suffering and then through the power of prayer and with the... Continue Reading →

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