Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? By...

25 For circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision.

17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God 18 and know his will and approve what is e...

12 For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

Romans 2:6-116 He will render to each one according to his works: 7to those who by patience in well-doing se...

They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,  slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil...

1Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.

26 For this reason, God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature;

Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, wh...

Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.

For his invisible  attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they ...

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous...

Romans 1:7-8To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is pro...

 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest ...

When we have an urgent, heartfelt need to know that there’s nothing we can do to bring about the results we desire, we begin to pray fervently and without ceasing. I suppose we can all point to a time in our lives when we poured our ...

Whatever God declares is truth. This does not mean He is just truthful; it means that whatever He says is truth. If He declared the oceans of the world to be fresh water, He would not be wrong; they would become fresh. Truth originates from His...

Today we begin our study of Romans

Some true stories, and random observations from my life and ministry.

Paul continues to reveal the fibers that form the strong cord we call brotherhood. These men (and women like Mary, Anna, Martha, Phoebe, Priscilla, Lydia, and Nympha) faced a monumental task. They fought against ignorance, false doctrine, perse...

Some true stories and random observations from my life and ministry.

There are over forty Hollywood movies with the word “brothers” in their title. The concepts of “brother” and “sister” have broad meanings, but they evoke images of closeness, loyalty, and unconditional love. When I identify someone as my brothe...

We continue our study in Colossians

Some true stories, and random observations from my life and ministry.Some true stories, and random observations from my life and ministry.

Do you speak much, but pray little?