The two keys to a vital life are contained in this particular chapter of the BOOK of ROMANS. I’m so glad I finally figured out what is essentially a simple daily exercise. ◊ So now we get to the final… Read More ›
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Viewpoints on ROMANS 11
With even further escalation of hostilities between Israel and its surrounding enemies, many Christians today believe it’s the beginning of the end. It might be better to read and study ROMANS 11 to put modern Israel in proper context. ◊… Read More ›
Selecting a President…Again
Two Christian leaders disagree strongly over the US presidential election. One says one way to vote; the other says another way to vote. I would add a different perspective when looking at this issue. ◊ Four years ago there was… Read More ›
Viewpoints on ROMANS 8
This Bible chapter is often a favorite for many – full of great and often quoted verses. So how come most Christians really don’t believe it? ◊ ROMANS Chapter 8 is a favorite chapter for many people for a few… Read More ›
The Rise and Fall of Kings
That leaders or nations are good or evil is not indicative of the truth of God, what matters is their adherence to and reverence for the truth of God. ◊ With another ‘shot heard round the world’, a nation already… Read More ›
The Spirit in ROMANS 8
The Holy Spirit is a mystery to many. It is spiritual, but real and accessible to all of us. What does this really mean? ◊ At the end of ROMANS Chapter 7, Paul writes clearly of the ongoing challenge for… Read More ›
Viewpoints on ROMANS 7
What does the Bible really say about divorce? Am I still beholden to anything in Old Testament law? Can I lose my salvation if I keep sinning? ◊ There are 3 major items that come to the forefront when one… Read More ›
The Struggle in ROMANS 7
Do you still struggle with sin as a Christian? Apart from the gift of God, we are beholden to our sinful nature. How do you reconcile this? ◊ As discussed in previous chapter studies of the BOOK of ROMANS, the… Read More ›
Number 40 in the Bible
Numbers have symbolic meaning in the Bible. The number “40” is pervasive and connected to the fulfillment of God’s promises, not all of them positive. ◊ Ten years ago, I wrote a Biblical Viewpoint post titled The Number 40 in… Read More ›
Viewpoints on ROMANS 6
Do you still sin as a Christian? Aren’t we supposed to have a “new life” and not sin anymore? Why do we keep struggling? How do we really change? ◊ If ROMANS Chapter 6 is about the Christian believer’s new… Read More ›
Agog Over Gog and Magog?
With new troubles in the Middle East, all the end times pundits come out again in droves. Here we go again. ◊ I will actually take a break from our study of ROMANS to address a hot and current topic…. Read More ›
The Life in ROMANS 6
How does one go from old to new, sin to grace, death to life? It doesn’t make sense, until one becomes a slave to righteousness. ◊ If you look at the final verses of ROMANS Chapter 5, there’s the notion… Read More ›
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