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I recently listened to the audiobook “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett (affiliate link) and the main character’s mother (Skeeter’s mother) said something that was so profound. Skeeter’s mother was dying of cancer, and there was so much going on, she was throwing up, she couldn’t eat, couldn’t sleep, she lost her teeth, lost her …
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Romans 1 Romans 1: 32 So even though we know that sin is wrong, and sin produces death, for some reason we continue enjoying the sin, and having pleasure in those that commit these sins. My favorite shows on TV are filled with premarital sex, adultery, homosexuality, strife, anger, gossiping, all sorts of evil things, …
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Romans 1 Romans 1: 28-31 Because they chose not to accept God’s truth, God let them live in the filth they wanted to live in, he let them think what they wanted to think. And when I choose not to accept God’s truth, he lets me live with the consequences, He is gracious, but he …
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Romans 1 Romans 1: 26-27 Because they chose to worship nature instead of God, because they decided they would do whatever they wanted to do with their bodies, God gave them up to vile affections, the women wanted women, and the men wanted men, which was unnatural. Vile: Strong’s Number: 819 Original Word Word …
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Romans 1 Romans 1: 24 God gave them up to do what they wanted – they followed their hearts and dishonored their bodies. How sad. Everything I do, is based on how I think. So why don’t I trust God sometimes? I sometimes wonder how amazing our bodies would have been if we had trusted …
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Romans 1 (And we’re back!) Romans 1:23 Tells us that we looked at the awesomeness of God’s creation and chose to worship these things instead of worshiping God. We looked at nature at how beautiful and serene it is, we looked at the different animals at how wise they can be and how peaceful yet …
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Romans 1 Romans 1: 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools Ouch! Like the time my GPS told me to turn around, and I insisted that I knew my way and ended up stuck on I-485 for forty-five minutes, burning through $12 of gas, yeah I thought I was wise… Which reminds me, …
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Romans 1 Romans 1:20 says that God has revealed himself in nature and in the invisible things that are around is, so there is no excuse not to believe or trust him. It’s easy to think of non-Christians and say there is no excuse for them… but do I really trust God with everything, to …
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Romans 1 Romans 1:17 Paul says that through the Gospel the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith. If the righteousness of God is in the Gospel, if the righteousness of God is revealed from God’s faith to my faith through the Gospel, then why don’t I spend more time in his word? …
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Romans 1 Romans 1:16 Paul tells us that he is not ashamed of the gospel, because of the power within it Am I ashamed of the gospel? Is it because I don’t realize it’s power? or is it because I’m too selfish and self-conscious to share it’s power?