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On Sufferring
Romans 5 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings,…
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What True Love Is
Romans 5 6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. This verse is a great summation of the gospel. While we are still weak, and helpless without anything to offer but our sin, Christ died for us. This is true love if you ask me. 7 For one will…
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Hope Springs
Romans 4 18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” 19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, or when…
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Living in the Promises of God requires Grace
Romans 4 13 For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For…
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Don’t Try Harder
Romans 4 What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but (B)not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” This is a very…