For there is no partiality with God. Romans 2:11 Partiality – “All men are created equal.” How we love to tout that principle of democracy. Of course, how we are created apparently has almost nothing to do with how we are treated for the rest of life. All men might be created equal, but as…
but glory and honor and peace to every man who does good, to the Jew and also to the Greek Romans 2:10 Does Good – Do you want honor and glory and peace? Do you want these more than you want a better job, a bigger house and prestige within your community? Do you want…
But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Romans 2:5 Storing Up – God is an accountant. Did you forget that? Did you think that because Jesus died on the cross, God threw away the…
in these last days has spoken to us in His Son Hebrews 1:2 In – Don’t you think that this statement is a little odd? We wouldn’t say that God spoke to us in someone. We would say that God spoke to us through someone. Why? Because for us, the emphasis is on the message,…
You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away James 4:14 For A Little While – Have you noticed how consumed we are with the inflexibility of time? We hear the advertisers shouting, “Another way to save time,” but, of course, it is mythology. You can’t save time. It…
For whosoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when He comes in His glory Luke 9:26 Ashamed – We read these words and immediately exclaim, “I would never be ashamed of Jesus.” We think that what Jesus has in mind are acts that humiliate, like…
to the praise of the glory of His grace Ephesians 1:6 Praise – God chooses me. His choice exalts His Son. It reflects His character. It demonstrates His power. But it also has an eschatological purpose – a purpose that goes beyond the edge of this world. God chooses in order that He might be…
predestinating us to adoption through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will Ephesians 1:5 Good Pleasure – Why would God choose me? If you have never asked this question, you have never understood the true depravity of your soul. It is a travesty of modern Christianity that we almost see…
for us to be holy and without blemish before Him in love Ephesians 1:4 Before – Verbal imagery from the ancient world is often lost in contemporary language. Here we have a seemingly common preposition, but if we only could see the Greek, we would recognize something quite significant. The word is not the common…
according as He chose us in Him before the foundations of the world Ephesians 1:4 Chose – There are only a few verses that cause more argument than this one. Once we decide that our theology needs to close all the gaps, we are bound to confront that age-old question of predestination. But perhaps we…
