Day 53 - Ephesians 4
Detail In vv. 11-13, what ministry gifts has Jesus given, what is the purpose of them, and until when are they necessary? Principle In...
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Detail In vv. 11-13, what ministry gifts has Jesus given, what is the purpose of them, and until when are they necessary? Principle In...
Detail Because of Christ, how (in what manner) can we now approach God? (v. 12) Principle What is the relationship between gospel and...
"But because of his great love for us ..." -Ephesians 2:4 Detail Find and list aspects of "grace" from vv. 1-10. Principle Often Paul...
Today we begin the book of Ephesians. The primary goal of this blog is to encourage Bible reading (not to encourage blog reading). So, as...
Introduction Today we read Romans 16, the final chapter of Paul's letter to the church in Rome. The bulk of the chapter contains personal...
Introduction In today's reading we realize that we are nearing the end of Paul's letter to the church in Rome. He restates his purpose in...
Introduction As yesterday (Romans 13), so today, Paul give us direction and guidance for living as a Christ-follower - especially doing...
Introduction This first part of this chapter considers how a believer ought to respond to governments and authorities - and why. The...
Introduction Today we begin a new section in Paul's letter to the Romans. The previous section (Chapter 9-11) considered how the new...
According to v. 6, if we are accepted by God "by grace," then it cannot be based on what? Does some of the misunderstanding mentioned in...
Introduction Today we find ourselves at the midpoint of this section within Romans, chapter 9-11. As Paul wrote his letter to the church...
Introduction There is basically a section break between Romans chapter 8 and chapter 9. As we read yesterday, Paul outlines the...
Introduction Well, Romans 8 is perhaps one of the most cherished chapters of the Bible. The promises here are rich and breath-taking. By...
Introduction Perhaps the best known part of Romans 7 is Paul's inner struggle - he wants to do good but is powerless to do so. His...
Introduction The central themes of Romans 6 are freedom in Christ and worship (offering ourselves). Paul explains that a slave/servant is...
Introduction Yesterday in Romans 4, Paul gave us the example of Abraham. The example was used to help us understand faith and how -...
Introduction As we saw yesterday in Romans 3, so we see here, the tension between the good "law" given by God and recorded in the Old...
Introduction In Romans 1 and 2, Paul has given us a bit of a backdrop for grace. That theme continues in this chapter, with perhaps the...
1. In vv. 1-3, what do we learn about God's judgment? How should this inform our own view of judgment? 2. What is the intention of God's...
1. What does Paul say about himself in his introduction? 2. What does Paul say about Jesus Christ in his introduction? 3. From vv. 8-10,...