Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
As we said last Sunday morning, love is one of the attributes of God. That means that love is a part of Him. By definition an attribute is something that is inherent or essential. It is something which cannot be taken away from the Lord without changing Him...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
As far as I can see at this moment, we will finish our study of this chapter today. In reviewing it earlier this week, there were just a couple of things which I thought needed amplification. So we return to the heart of the chapter, which is the heart of the book,...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
I won’t keep you long this afternoon. First, it wouldn’t do me much good to try, after that meal we just ate. Then second, I’m just doing a little house-keeping, thinking about a verse that we’ve basically skipped over. “As it is...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
The discipline of a child is a tremendous responsibility, not to be taken either lightly or angrily. Certainly that child needs to know that there are limits to what he should do. He needs to understand that doing some things are harmful to himself and to others....
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
It has been often said that the Bible doesn’t try to prove the existence of God – it is something just assumed. And that is quite natural, because, despite the depravity of the human heart, all men instinctively know that there is God. It is only through...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
Picture an American family living close to the apex of society. The mother of the family grew up in the lap of luxury – her father was one of the 3,028,000 millionaires in this country. This family, however, doesn’t need grandfather’s money, because...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
With verse 7, Paul comes directly to the doctrine of election – he deals with it point blank for quite some time. And as I said earlier, to soften the blow, he has given us this introduction about his love for Israel, and he has described some of the blessings...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
This is one of those scriptures which needs to be taught and re-taught; re-taught and re-taught. But it’s not because it is difficult to understand or interpret. All that it really needs is to be read with an open mind, because the words are not difficult....
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
As I have often said, one of the purposes and blessings of an expository study such as this one, is to give ourselves the opportunity to look at a variety of subjects. Perhaps we’d not be looking at this theme, if we weren’t confronted with it right here....
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
This morning, I’d like you to think about the mercy of God. I’m giving this message the title “Essential Mercy.” Now, I am a semi-organized person – or at least I think so. One of the things that I have tried to do since the beginning of...
