When in trouble, distress,perplexity or facing tem... Read more
When in trouble, distress,perplexity or facing temptation our only recourse is to call upon the Lord the obnly one who can save.
Our hope is in Him alone. Our safety is in Him alone. Our comfort is in Him alone. Read less
Paul expects to both give some spiritual gift to t... Read more
Paul expects to both give some spiritual gift to the Romans and also to receive encouragement from them. This mutual giving and receiving from each other is the mark of Christian fellowship. Read less
There are three steps in Paul's prayer for the Rom... Read more
There are three steps in Paul's prayer for the Romans.
First he thanks God for them (1:8).
Second he prays on their behalf (1:9).
Thirdly he makes a specific request concerning them (1:10). Read less
The Greek does not contain "to be" rather it has t... Read more
The Greek does not contain "to be" rather it has that Christians are "called saints."
"As soon as we accept Christ as our Saviour, we are saints in God's sight. This is based first upon Jesus' passive work, His passive obedience in taking the punishment for our sins. But it is based also upon His active obedience in perfectly keeping the law for us." Schaeffer
Our great task upon earth is to be what we already are, the saints of God. Read less
In His earthly life Christ operated through a comm... Read more
In His earthly life Christ operated through a commitment to the Holy Spirit.
He was "justified in the Spirit" I Tim 3:16
He "offered Himself without fault to God... through the eternal Spirit" Heb 9:14 Read less
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