Let us consider the context of this chapter. Jesus had been killed under the Roman government; Pilate was one of the more ruthless governors sent out by Rome. Paul suffered under Nero, as did other Christians and Jews. Unlike what we are like now, the people did not get to vote for another leader every […]

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It would appear that Paul, as he is led by the Holy Spirit, makes a sharp turn here. Go and read Romans 12:1, “I beseech you therefore…” This beseeching can flow naturally from the end of Romans 8 into Romans 12. But Paul makes a clear and deliberate turn from the flow; for the next […]

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Over the past few weeks, we have explored Romans, we have looked at sin, we have looked at the Lord’s judgment, we have explored salvation, the security of the believer, and last week the struggle that we all have as we mature in Jesus and grow in the process of putting to death the flesh. […]

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Last week, we explored God’s patience with us as sinners. We can think, ‘hey, we are not as bad as that guy or those people,’ but the truth is ALL sin ends in death. One of the hardest things for people to come to grips with in our world today is who they are. Men […]

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What a journey we have traveled to get here! Loss, love, intrigue, loyalty and suspense have brought us to this point of the story. This story, like many in the Old Testament, such as Hosea, tells us the story of Israel. She often runs from God, looking for other gods, looking for answers and the […]

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