Category: Category 2
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“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.” Reflection In April 2019, I wrote a blog entitled “It’s Not Easy, But We Can Do It!”, wherein I shared how difficult it can…
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Reflection If you know Him, show Him. Worship Him like none other. If He’s worthy, tell Him. Worship Him today with all your heart. “For He is the living God, And steadfast forever;His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed,And His dominion shall endure to the end.He delivers and rescues, And He works…
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Reflection Psalm 126 begins with the joy of restoration, but by verse 4, the people of God are asking God to help them once more. They remembered what God had already done, but they still needed Him to do something again. Yesterday’s deliverance does not mean there will be no more challenges today. But remembering…
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Reflection The Apostle Paul has already addressed the spiritual privileges of the Jewish people, and today, through Jesus Christ, those spiritual blessings are available to all who have accepted Him as Lord and Savior. But Paul now makes something equally clear: neither Jews nor Gentiles have grounds for claiming moral superiority. All are under sin.…
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Reflection Paul ended Romans 2 by making it clear that outward religion alone does not make us right with God. So Romans 3 begins with an obvious question: If that is true, then what advantage was there in being Jewish? And Paul answers, “Much in every way!” The Jewish people had been entrusted with the…
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Reflection As we come to the end of Romans 2, the Apostle Paul gives us more to think about: our hearts. What is going on in them? What are our motives? You see, for the Jewish people, circumcision was an important sign of their covenant relationship with God, but Paul reminds us that having the…
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Reflection Last week, we reflected on the importance of not only hearing God’s Word but living it. This week, Brother Paul takes that thought even further. It’s one thing to know what God’s Word says and another thing to live by it. In Romans 2:17–24, the Apostle Paul speaks to those who knew the Law,…
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Reflection As we’ve made our way through Romans 2, the Apostle Paul has given us quite a bit to think about. He has warned us about judging others while overlooking our own faults, reminded us that God’s goodness and patience should lead us to repentance, and made it clear that God shows no partiality. Now,…
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Reflection Have you ever felt as though some folks can get away with things that others can’t? We may show favoritism based on who someone is, what they have, the position they hold, or even how we feel about them, but God doesn’t operate that way. Romans 2:5–11 reminds us that God judges each of…
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Reflection Romans 2:4 reminds us that God is good, patient, and longsuffering with us, and that His goodness should lead us to repentance. Part of that goodness is the patience He shows us when we get it wrong. He gives us an opportunity to recognize what we’re doing, repent, and change. His patience, however, should…