For several weeks I’ve been thinking about the mercies of God in the study of Romans. And I’m not quite ready to leave that concept. So for Thanksgiving, I’m going to explore illustrations of mercy in Scripture. I hope you’ll join me! These posts will be brief, simple, and hopefully encouraging. The faithful love of…
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Key Idea 1: Dead to the power of the law, united with Christ In Romans 7, Paul uses the analogy of marriage to explain our relationship with the law. When we marry, we pledge our commitment to one another. But when a husband dies, the wife is not bound to that husband anymore – she…
Sin affects everything “No one is righteous— not even one.No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God.All have turned away; all have become useless.No one does good, not a single one.”“Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with lies.”“Snake venom drips from their lips.”“Their mouths are full of cursing and…