“He is like a tree planted by streams of water”
This is a departure from our study in Romans, but as I read Colossians last evening I was struck by the importance of these verses for the growth and health of the church.  Note Paul’s instructions in Col 3:12-17
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and […]

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Paul here explains how faith unifies not only man with God, but the Gentile nations with the Jewish nation. Romans 4:9-25
9 Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. 10 How then was it counted to him? Was it […]

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Thy righteousness is like the great mountains, Ps 36:3
Paul throws back to Abraham to get the attention of the Jews, and of anyone seeking forgiveness. Romans 4:1-8

What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast […]

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Paul is very careful to repeat one of the basics of the gospel. He does this in many places such as Ephesians 2:8 “By grace you are saved through faith, and this is not of yourselves but is the gift of God.” Note his interaction with the idea of law here in Romans […]

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