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11 I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong The purpose of the strengthening that spiritual gifts bring to the believers is that they would become firmer and more unchanging in their belief and attitudes, that is, that they would reflect the character ofContinue reading “6Jan2009 Rom 1:11”

18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people. Have you ever met someone who was sending a double message, saying one thing but meaning another? Probably one of the most common examples would be that of aContinue reading “Romans 16:18”

10 Greet Apelles, tested and approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus. When I was younger there was the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval” that was attached to products for sale. Those words meant that the organization had tested and approved the product, they found that it did what itContinue reading “Romans 16:10”

4 They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. For whom have you risked you life lately? To be honest, I have not. In Iraq, there were some tense moments, but none that involved me risking myself for another. Even in my financialContinue reading “Romans 16:4”

16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles with the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. What does it mean to be sanctified by the Holy Spirit? Air Force One is sanctified for theContinue reading “Romans 15:16”

15 I have written you quite boldly on some points, as if to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me Boldness and grace hand in hand. This is exactly what parents need today, the perfect combination of boldness and grace. The Media has in many ways stripped parents of theirContinue reading “Romans 15:15”

4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Endurance and encouragement. We like encouragement, but I am not so sure about the process of gaining endurance. Can’t someone make some “instant endurance” that can beContinue reading “Romans 15:4”

23 But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin. Self deception begins with the crossing of a line. Currently in America we don’t have too much religious disagreement about the eating of food sacrificed toContinue reading “Romans 14:23”

19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. Right in the middle of this passage about the kinds of diets we keep, religious diets that is, Paul puts this summary statement. This summary statement could be put in the middle of almost any discussion about anythingContinue reading “Romans 14:19”

14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature. That’s a change of mind. We are not simply to not do the things that are connected with the life that is opposed to Eternity’s reign in our lives, we are notContinue reading “Romans 13:14”