Month: February 2013

  • Mercy

    Romans 11 29 for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable. 30 Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience, 31 so they too have now become disobedient in order that they too may now[h] receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you.…

  • Grafted in the Vine

    Romans 11 17 If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, 18 do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not…

  • What Grace Is Not

    Romans 11 5 So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. 6 And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace. If by grace then it cannot be based on works. This messes us up because for the longest time we…

  • Faith On

    Romans 10  17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. If there is one practice every Christian must embrace – it is hearing the word of God.  Read it, listen to it, devour it. Read the Bible not just leisurely but also scholarly. Be a theologian. Our…

  • Living out Lordship by Grace

    Living out Lordship by Grace

    Romans 10 9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him…