by David Keesling | Jan 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Romans 16:3-13 “Greet (fill in the blank)… – fellow workers inChrist [who] risked their lives for me… – who was the first convert toChrist in the province ofAsia… – my relatives who have been in prison with me… – whom I love in the Lord…...
by David Keesling | Jan 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Romans 15:7 “Accept one another, then, just asChrist accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant” (NIV). Observation: In Romans 15, Paul continued his persuasive arguments to the effect that the Gospel is the great...
by David Keesling | Dec 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
Romans 14:4(a) “Who are you to judge someone else’s servant?” (NIV). Observation: Paul’s question is intended to build harmony within the body by pointing out that all believers are fellow servants of the same Lord, Jesus Christ. The examples upon which Paul builds...
by David Keesling | Dec 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Romans 13:1-2 “The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment upon themselves” (NIV). Observation: Paul’s treatise on our...
by David Keesling | Dec 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
Romans 10:3 “Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness” (NIV). Observation: Paul continued to express ardent hope that all might be saved, including his beloved fellow...
