What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! Romans 6:21 NIV For Adam it was an enticing fruit. For every other human being it has always been a million other delights. Things that are not God grab our attention and draw us... Continue Reading →
What Then?
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Romans 6:15 NIV Short generations ago people who worshipped God placed great importance on living virtuous lives. Nowadays being good in most circles is highly look upon but not nearly as vital. We are taught freedom. The unbeliever... Continue Reading →
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 →
The Christian “IF”
If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. Romans 6:5 NIV There is a giant step towards heaven that Christians today tend to overlook. We might enjoy calling ourselves followers of Christ. We may convince ourselves that we love the... Continue Reading →
Baptized Into Christ
Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Romans 6:3 NIV Some think of baptism as a ceremony to enter a church. They go through with the ritual to comply with the regulations and traditions of the organizers of that institution and those who... Continue Reading →
So Grace Might Reign
so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 5:21 NIV The person who thinks they are perfect does not need God. It is the person who realizes the need for a Savior who will turn and look... Continue Reading →
The Gift That Will Reign
For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:17 Much pain and distance from God has come to the world... Continue Reading →
Taken Into Account
for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law. Romans 5:13 When we see ourselves in an ever fuller Light of God, our transgressions loom into view. Many are the tricks of heart and conscious that would downplay our responsibility... Continue Reading →
Christ Died For Us
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 NIV Christians may secretly feel more Godly. It is easy to see ground gained with the Lord and think we are safer than the less religious. But for all our imagined better standing with... Continue Reading →
Hope
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. Romans 5:5 NIV As Christians we have something growing within us. Paul calls it hope. It is a hope that we can rejoice in. It grows out of our sufferings.... Continue Reading →
