(1 Corinthians 15:54-57) “So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; […]
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Death, Sin and Grace
(Romans 5:20) “Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:” (Romans 6:1-4) “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so […]
The Good News: We Are Forgiven
(Romans 4:7-8) “Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.” One of the truths of the gospel is that our sins are forgiven by faith in Christ. (Romans 4:5) “But to him that does not work, but believeth on him […]
Jesus Heals to Prove Something
leading up to Sunday, January 17 , The gospel writer Mark is writing to a non-Jewish audience. He wanted the Romans as well as others all to come to know and trust in Jesus. To do this, he wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to provide the words and actions of Jesus that […]