A brother half-jokingly told about a dream his college-freshman daughter had. The world was coming to an end, and she was glad, because she would no longer need to go to school.
Although the young college student’s dream was a bit humorous, I felt it was a very realistic dream and tells a great par[……]
Abide with me, fast falls the even tide,
The darkness deepens, Lord with me abide,
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
My heart has been repeatedly touched and blessed by this song written by Henry F. Lyte (1793-1847) in 1847: Although this song is[……]
This is the last chapter of the book of Romans. Paul sends many personal salutations to the saints in Rome. Paul had never visited the Christian assembly in Rome before he wrote the letter (which became the book of Romans). Yet he knew many of them individually and his heart dwelled on them. These[……]
“We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves.” Romans 15:1:
A dear brother in the Lord once confided how difficult and unreasonable one of his siblings was. Every complaint of the brother was more than justified, because his sibling was indeed no[……]
Chapter 15 begins with a continuation of Chapter 14 but leads to new aspects and new depths of the believer’s spiritual life. These instructions are finished at verse 7:
From verse 8, apostle Paul once again tells us that Jesus Christ has come to fulfill solvation for both Jews and Gentiles. It is[……]
We already touched upon chapter 14 when discussed chapter 13: The matter of liberty with regard to what is clean to eat and what is not is the subject of this chapter. It may seem strange to many of us that apostle Paul would devote an entire chapter, in fact a good part of the next chapter as well,[……]
This chapter continues to teach the believers Christian conduct.
In a sense, Chapter 13 and Chapter 14 are in contrast to each other. While Chapter 13 teaches obedience and responsibilities toward authorities such as earthly government, Chapter 14 teaches liberty of the believer from religious rule[……]
Chapter 12 of the book of Romans starts a new major section of the book.
In chapters 1–8, Apostle Paul explains the gospel from several aspects, specifically condemnation, justification, sanctification, and glorification. In chapters 9–11, the author puts the gospel in the context of human history,[……]
Chapter 11 is the last chapter of apostle Paul’s systematic presentation of God’s salvation from a big picture point of view. Starting in the next chapter (Chapter 12), Paul will move to practical personal applications of the faith.
If the previous chapters have shown us the goodness of God by conv[……]
You’ve got to know Jesus. He is meek, and humbled himself from the highest to the lowest for your sake. You would be making a fundamental mistake to judge his worth according to his humility, which is the very basis of your salvation.
Is your life without purpose? Is your life too complicated? Is[……]