April 7, 2025
Life is hard. There are so many experiences of our faith that both reinforce our relationship with Jesus and undermine it. As we grow in maturity toward obedience, Paul assures us that our reconciliation with God in Jesus is secure while we learn to live by the power of the Spirit.
March 31, 2025
Our faith in Jesus and his finished work on the cross has saved us from God’s judgment. It is by God’s grace we are saved. However, our salvation does not merely point to that moment in our past but it is also an ongoing work of God’s grace in the present that results in peace,… Read More »
March 3, 2025
Paul has made the assertion that ALL humanity is justly condemned before God. Whether their lives were characterized by sin, whether they strived to do good (but still sinned), or whether they were the very covenant people of God who were striving to keep God’s law (but falling short) – ALL people, Jew and Gentile… Read More »
January 20, 2025
The faith of the believers in Rome was well known in regions far beyond the city in which they lived. When a church is healthy, it stands out, and the word gets around.
December 16, 2024
December 9, 2024
Alexander Pope observed in his poem “An Essay on Man” that “hope springs eternal in the human heart.” This sentiment is as relevant today as when it was first penned in 1733. God put in man the persistent desire for something better than our present reality. The promise of rest.
