Our reading challenge for the day is Romans 6-10. I’ll hit a few highlights. You make comments too and fill in the gaps. What strikes you as specially significant?
Romans 6 - Our response to God’s grace is to avoid sin, not to sin more. My observation is that where God’s grace is proclaimed people try to cast out sin. Where God’s Law is seen as our salvation people tend to minimize the seriousness of sin. It seems backwards, but it’s what happens.
Romans 7 - Sin grabs us by the power of the Law, showing us how badly we need repentance and forgiveness. The more aware we are of God’s demands the more we see how great his forgiveness is.
Romans 8 - Here we see that Jesus has removed our condemnation. We stop to wonder at how great this Gospel is.
Romans 9 - Some use Romans 9 to say God chooses some for salvation and some for condemnation. Yet it is speaking of God’s choice of the line of the Messiah. Salvation is always by grace through faith. God has always redeemed all who believe, even though they delayed through unbelief for a time.
Romans 10 - All are saved from sin in the same way - belief on Christ. This is why proclamation of the Gospel is so critical.
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