13. A Life Marked by Grace

Romans 6:2 We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? The Christian life or the new life in Christ is marked by grace. And where grace is reigning, there grace is also advancing its conquest over sin. Yes, it is true that Christians sin due to immaturity and carelessness. But they …

Work

Today is International Worker’s Day! It is a good thing to rest from work and have some free time to relax and be with the family and friends. Besides us thinking only of rest, I do think today is a unique day, it is not just another public holiday. I believe it ought to be …

12. In Christ Alone

Romans 5:17 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. Adam, the first man, fell because he was not able by his own strength to confirm himself in righteousness. Similarly, if we were to attempt to …

11. God’s Love Commended

Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. The Greek language is rich in words for love. There is the word storgē, which referred to affection, particularly within the family. There is philia, from which we get “philharmonic” and “philanthropy”. It refers …

10. The Centrality of the Christain Faith

Romans 4:23-24 The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. Paul began Romans with an analysis of man’s lost condition. The human race is under the wrath …

9. David’s Testimony

Romans 4:8 Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him. There is a word in Paul’s citation of David’s testimony that deserves special consideration. It is the word never, which occurs in the sentence, “Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.” Never means never, …

8. One Way for Everybody

Romans 3:30 Since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. I want to tell you that whoever you are or whatever you may or may not have done, the gospel is for you, because it is for everybody. I want you to see …