Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Bible Reading Challenge Week 13 Day 2

Our reading challenge for the day is Romans 1-5. I’ll hit a few highlights. You make comments too and fill in the gaps. What strikes you as specially significant?

Romans 1 - The Gospel is God’s power, revealing God’s righteousness (1:16-17). How often we try to depend on our own obedience rather than on Christ’s righteousness imputed to us by faith! May we rediscover this critical realization of Jesus for us day by day.

Romans 2 - God’s kindness is to lead us to repentance (v. 4). When we strive to live by the Law rather than in repentance and faith we deny all our Lord has done for us.

Romans 3 - God’s love shown in Jesus is siffucient to exclude all our boasting. We dare not trust in ourselves, no matter who we are. Salvation remains by grace through faith. Yet God’s Law has a purpose. How does God’s Law work?

Romans 4 - The Law shows us we need to look to God’s promises as Abraham did.

Romans 5 - Our peace with God is dependent on Jesus and his death for us while we were still sinners. Consider how Jesus is the second Adam, the one who did not fall, and who redeemed all mankind from the curse.

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