"Greetings in the Name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 21 September 2011"
Today's Blog Title: "Man's Moral Nature Testifies To God"
Today's Scripture Reading: Romans 2:1-29
Today's Key Verse: Romans 2:12 "For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many have sinned in the law will be judged by the law."
Most of Paul's Jewish readers would with delight "pass judgment" on the Gentiles that Paul describes in Romans 1:26-32. Paul quickly silences them. God does not judge by what men approve, but by what they do. Anyone who ignores his or her own sinfulness, Jew or Gentile shows contempt for God's kindness and stores up wrath against the day that God will judge each person's acts.
As for gentiles, God has implanted the capacity to make moral judgments--and they will be judged for failing to live up to the demands of their own conscience. The Jews have God's law and are proud of their "superiority." But they in fact break the law and so their membership in the Old Testament covenant community is meaningless to God.
The real mark of relationship with God is inward, a "circumcision" performed by the Holy Spirit that sets a persons heart and soul apart to the Lord.
Paul will soon show that no one truly does good. Here his purpose is not to describe a way of salvation, but the fruit of salvation. When God judges our works, those who possess eternal life will persist in doing good, not to win salvation, but because they care about "glory. honor, and immortality, and not the things of this world.
Today's Hymn: "Crown Him With Many Crowns" (verse 1)
Crown Him with many crowns, The Lamb upon His throne
Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own;
Awake, my soul, and sing of Him who died for thee
And hail Him as thy matchless King through all eternity
Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, how thankful we are that we serve a merciful, loving and graceful Almighty God whom loves us so much that He send His Son into this His creation to live among yet without sin. His Son who willingly and lovingly went to the Cross of Calvary to die for our sins. How thankful we are that on the third day Jesus arose from the grave forever conquering death and sin and breaking the chains of sin that were chained to us. May we as Christians go out into this world and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ and His free gift of salvation to this lost and dying world.
Amen
Today's Biblical Truth: "The Holy Spirit is a Spiritual Trainer like a trainer is to a body builder."
Click on the link at www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com for Today's Bible Verse from Psalm 95:2.
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today and always remember that when you have a spiritual dilemma in your life and you yell out, "I CAN'T", God Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN".
"Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield." Psalm 33:20
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
Today's Blog Title: "Man's Moral Nature Testifies To God"
Today's Scripture Reading: Romans 2:1-29
Today's Key Verse: Romans 2:12 "For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many have sinned in the law will be judged by the law."
Most of Paul's Jewish readers would with delight "pass judgment" on the Gentiles that Paul describes in Romans 1:26-32. Paul quickly silences them. God does not judge by what men approve, but by what they do. Anyone who ignores his or her own sinfulness, Jew or Gentile shows contempt for God's kindness and stores up wrath against the day that God will judge each person's acts.
As for gentiles, God has implanted the capacity to make moral judgments--and they will be judged for failing to live up to the demands of their own conscience. The Jews have God's law and are proud of their "superiority." But they in fact break the law and so their membership in the Old Testament covenant community is meaningless to God.
The real mark of relationship with God is inward, a "circumcision" performed by the Holy Spirit that sets a persons heart and soul apart to the Lord.
Paul will soon show that no one truly does good. Here his purpose is not to describe a way of salvation, but the fruit of salvation. When God judges our works, those who possess eternal life will persist in doing good, not to win salvation, but because they care about "glory. honor, and immortality, and not the things of this world.
Today's Hymn: "Crown Him With Many Crowns" (verse 1)
Crown Him with many crowns, The Lamb upon His throne
Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own;
Awake, my soul, and sing of Him who died for thee
And hail Him as thy matchless King through all eternity
Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, how thankful we are that we serve a merciful, loving and graceful Almighty God whom loves us so much that He send His Son into this His creation to live among yet without sin. His Son who willingly and lovingly went to the Cross of Calvary to die for our sins. How thankful we are that on the third day Jesus arose from the grave forever conquering death and sin and breaking the chains of sin that were chained to us. May we as Christians go out into this world and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ and His free gift of salvation to this lost and dying world.
Amen
Today's Biblical Truth: "The Holy Spirit is a Spiritual Trainer like a trainer is to a body builder."
Click on the link at www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com for Today's Bible Verse from Psalm 95:2.
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today and always remember that when you have a spiritual dilemma in your life and you yell out, "I CAN'T", God Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN".
"Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield." Psalm 33:20
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
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