Day 279 Romans 13:8-10 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in […]
Day 278 Romans 13:1-7 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. […]
Day 277 Romans 12:9-21 Paul continues with the very practical consequences of loving one another, which seems logical but still requires a renewing of the mind (v. 2) and, therefore, instruction from the apostles. He commends zeal in verse 11, but this is zeal that accords with knowledge (10:2). Paul shows he knows Jesus’ teaching […]
Day 276 Romans 12:3-8 Paul opens chapter 12 with a call for us to offer our bodies as living sacrifices to God. And now for the rest of chapter 12 Paul is going to give us brief, but still detailed explanation of how we are to offer our bodies as living sacrifices. The first way […]
Day 275 Romans 12:1-2 Romans 1-11, in a sense, is an exposition of doctrine. Paul is explicit in Romans 12:1 that he is now moving into application of this teaching. He covers a wide range of practical issues, including the use of spiritual gifts (ch. 12), the status of ruling authorities (ch. 13), and the […]
Day 273 Romans 11:11-24 Thankfully, as we are going to see, God’s rejection of Israel and Israel’s rejection of God is not final. Even the salvation of the Gentiles will be used to arouse Israel to jealousy. Under the figure of the olive tree, Paul asserted that the way was still open for Israel to […]
Day 272 Romans 11:1-10 At the end of chapter 10 it would seem that God might be truly and totally rejecting the people of Israel. But as we start chapter 11 Paul is going to use himself and the 7,000 Israelites in Elijah day, who had not succumbed to the worship of Baal, as proof […]
Day 271 Romans 10:16-21 We have now reached the end of Paul’s discussion of Israel’s rejection of God. And what we see Paul saying is that Israel has indeed heard the Gospel, but they have hardened their heart against God. And that is why they have rejected God and because they have rejected God, God […]
Day 270 Romans 10:5-15 We have seen that Israel has rejected God due to her stubbornness. We have, also, seen that Israel sought salvation through legalistic works and, therefore, did not submit to Christ, which is what we saw in yesterday’s passage. Now today, we are going to see that the law method can never […]
Day 269 Romans 9:30-10:4 Verse 30 of chapter 9 begins the second section of the third quarter of Paul’s letter to the Roman church. In the first section Paul dealt with Israel’s unbelief and now in this second section Paul will deal with Israel’s rejection of God through their unbelief. Israel’s rejection of God is […]
