Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
We live in a troublesome time with crime, disease, terror and natural disasters in the news every day. Some people look to civil government to answer as many of these problems as possible. They say, “we need to beef-up our defenses against internal and...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
In Paul’s day Rome was the capital of the Western world. It was the metropolis – in some ways similar to New York and in other ways similar to Washington D.C. It was said that all roads lead to Rome, and that meant a great deal of money and traffic,...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
Last Sunday night we made an overview of this chapter. It was either a good message or a very poor one, because there was hardly a peep that night. There were few “amens” – hopefully because people were thinking – and then there wasn’t...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
Nearly everyone here tonight has had to pass judgment on things throughout this day. What should I wear today, since I am going to House of the Lord? Does this blouse match this skirt? I would say, “Does this shirt match these slacks,” but most men...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
We return to an old theme this morning, but one which should be addressed once in a while. I say that, because it is something of which most people are wilfully ignorant. First, there are those who reject the Bible and concoct their own imaginative ideas about...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
I have deliberately put the cart before the horse today. The argument which Paul gives us to live unto the Lord, is that Christ lived and died for us. That may be the simple explanation, but I believe that it is accurate and powerful. So you are a child of God, heir...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
I trust you remember that last week, I began our morning message by referring to Mr. Dan Brown. Brown is the highly popular author who wrote the mystery thriller “The Da Vinci Code.” Someone might think that it’s not my place, as a preacher of the...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
In verse 10, Paul refers to “the judgment seat of Christ” – the “Bema” as it is found in the Greek Testament. This was not new theology which he was teaching the people of Rome, because, as we see he didn’t do any teaching about it...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
A couple of months ago, I began getting e-mails and letters announcing a high powered Christian men’s meeting. I probably tossed 4 or 5 different letters, brochures and announcements about it into the trash. And then a couple of weeks ago, I had an overly...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
I am calling this message “Un-American.” I don’t know that you’d give it that name, but some certainly might. That is because “America” means different things to different people, and the adjective “American” therefore...
