17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith,[a] just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith. (Romans 1:17 CSB) There are three commonly accepted ways to look at this scripture, and specifically Paul’s comment “God is revealed from faith to faith.”...
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To Deny Ourselves
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. (Matthew 16:24 CSB) We, humans, are not good at denying ourselves. Nor do we actively want to take up a cross. No, we prefer things...
Sheep or Conquerors
36 As it is written: Because of youwe are being put to death all day long;we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.[a]37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:36-37 CSB) This scripture can seem confusing; are we sheep or...
Only Flesh
38 Yet he was compassionate;he atoned for their iniquityand did not destroy them.He often turned his anger asideand did not unleash[a] all his wrath.39 He remembered that they were only flesh,a wind that passes and does not return. (Psalm 78:38-39 CSB) It is a very good thing that God has...
Come Together
4 Now as we have many parts in one body, and all the parts do not have the same function, 5 in the same way we who are many are one body in Christ and individually members of one another. (Romans 12:4-5 CSB) In our lifetime we have never had...