Romans 8:31-39. God’s love is not only an action on his part; his love is tied up in the very essence of his being. Showing love to creation is not optional for God, it is a part of his nature that cannot be hidden.
Be Critical
There are good ways to be critical and bad ways to be critical. Critical condition in the hospital is bad, as is a critical spirit within the church. But, being critical to the ministry of your church is a good thing. Those who voice their criticism the loudest are often not trying to destroy the …
Secure in Christ
In Romans 8:26-30 God assures belevers of the security of their salvation. Paul shows that even the bad things of life work within God’s good plan. Paul also emphasized that God has a sure plan to sanctify believers.
Let’s Agree to Disagree
Recently, I preached from Hebrews 10: 19-25. In verse 24, the writer of Hebrews encourages his readers to “consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.” The phrase that the ESV interprets as “stir up” is translated in other versions as “spur one another on,” “provoke one another,” and “stimulate one another.” The Greek word …
The Patience of God
Patience is a virtue. But it is also a Fruit of the Spirit and it is an aspect of God’s nature. He is patient, but he is not patient without purpose. God is patient because he is a God of redemption. God is patient precisely because he longs to save sinners and restore them to …
When We Are Thankful for God’s Control
I’m preaching through Romans on Sunday mornings in our worship services. In fact, I’ve been preaching through Romans for what some feel to be forever (actually only since January). Nevertheless, our time in Romans has yielded great fruit as we have wrestled together with many of the great truths expounded by Paul in his systmatic …
A Zeal According to Knowledge
Should we feel deeply or think carefully? Yes. It is an unfortunate reality in the church that we often create a false dichotomy between knowledge of the things about God and a zeal for him. In reality, biblical Chrisitanity is a religion that feels very deeply but that also thinks and considers very carefully. Our …