Romans
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Windblown: John 3:1-17; Romans 8:12-17
After an attempted coup in Indonesia in 1965, headlines reported that 500,000 people were killed. What did not make the headlines was the quiet revolution that began as the wind of the Spirit began to move into a collapsed intellectual and moral vacuum. There was no ballyhoo or promotion, but simply the response of untold numbers who found in the churches a haven.
Lenten roadmap: Romans 4:13-25
We are reading Romans 4 with the eyes of believers on a Lenten journey. There is a time for debate over law and gospel, works and grace—but not now.
Lenten roadmap: Romans 4:13-25
We are reading Romans 4 with the eyes of believers on a Lenten journey. There is a time for debate over law and gospel, works and grace—but not now.
Unforgiven: Matthew 18:15-20; Romans 13:8-14
Jesus knew forgiveness would always need special emphasis.
Siding with grace: Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15:21-28
How do the blessed feel when they think of the damned?
Our Jewish problem: Genesis 32:22-30; Romans 9:1-5
The first covenant holds forever.
Up for adoption: Romans 8:12-25
One is not born a Christian; one becomes a Christian. This reminds me of my three-year-old friend Grace.
Up for adoption: Romans 8:12-25
One is not born a Christian; one becomes a Christian. This reminds me of my three-year-old friend Grace.
Up for adoption: Romans 8:12-25
One is not born a Christian; one becomes a Christian. This reminds me of my three-year-old friend Grace.
Divine violence?
In the New Testament, God's "violence" is a precondition of human nonviolence.
So explain it to me: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15
This Sunday's readings provide Bible backup for a nonscriptural word.