Reading Time: 4 minutes
He “touched the bier” (somewhat like a casket). This made Jesus unclean. but he immediately destroyed the evidence of uncleanness by raising the young man from the dead. People must have been shocked. . . .
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March 27 | Living and Holy Sacrifice
Reading Time: 4 minutes
After 11 chapters of doctrine in Romans, Paul shifted his focus to duty in this chapter. . . .
March 20 | Holy Root, Holy Branches
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Did the Old Testament Israelites stumble in their faith? Yes, but did they stumble in an irrecoverable way? Not at all! In fact, God used their stumbling as an avenue for the Gentiles to come into God’s plan. . . .
March 13 | The Holy Commandment Exposes My Unholiness!
Reading Time: 4 minutes
The law was intended to make God’s people holy. In the end, the law underlined their sinfulness.
March 6 | Raised to a Holy Life
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Second to love, holiness is probably God’s greatest quality. It is God’s “otherliness,” setting him apart from his creation. . . .
Feb. 27 | Justified and Saved
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In Romans 9–11, Paul marked out how God’s salvific plan related to both Jews and Gentiles. The Jews had some definite advantages over the Gentiles, but sometimes they compromised those advantages. . . .
Feb. 20 | Called, Justified, Glorified
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In Romans 8, everyone and everything is groaning—creation, believers, and the Holy Spirit. But through all the groans, believers know they were called, are being justified, and will be glorified.
Feb. 13 | Justified by Faith
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If grace is God’s love for us that we do not deserve, then faith is how that grace is appropriated in our lives.
Feb. 6 | Justified by Grace
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As the Justifier, how can God stay true to his character and punish sin (that is, how can he be “just”), and at the same time release the offender (i.e., the sinner) from punishment? Grace is the answer.