Tag: romans
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Disaster From Disobedience, A Savior From Before Eden – 6
Instruction in Good and Evil This is My command: Love one another as I have loved you. – John 15:12 The Lord loved the work of His creation, especially man, made in his own image. Adam and Eve were more special and blessed than any of God’s created ones. The Lord had been like a…
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You’re a Damn Sinner
Sinners and Damn Sinners Are you offended by me calling you a damn sinner? I must confess: I’m also a sinner every day; in thoughts, words and deeds. In that sense I’m just like you. Lord, forgive us our treapasses. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God… – Romans 3:23 (but…
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WE do not presume
God’s Righteous Judgment Romans 2: .. do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? 5 But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment…
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Days of Despair
In Christ we have a Light of hope in a season of our dark despair. Job 30: 16 “And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction have taken hold of me. 17 The night racks my bones, and the pain that gnaws me takes no rest. Have you ever had a bad time in life like…
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Reflections in Windows of Time
Looking back, running away from God is nothing new. We who would be so critical of Peter denying Jesus three times have now looked back to others faithful to God with moments of doubt. Note: Our Lenten reflection continues from where ‘Running from God‘ left off – an introduction to examining a history of relationships between God and…
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lord. What does it mean?
Jesus is Lord. What does that mean? Is this a Kingly title… like, “Sir Jesus, most exalted ruler” of someone or some land or maybe even some angels? Is that what you mean by, Jesus is lord? I say this tongue-in-cheek, but the question of the title ‘lord’ probably yields a not much better answer in…
