Romans 16:25-27
Only God is able to establish us. It is go through gospel and Jesus Christ and the revelation of the mystery hidden for long age past.
But now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey him.
To the wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ.
But then, as always at the close of his letters, his thoughts return to the wisdom and glory of the eternal God he has been called to serve.
Why?
Only God can establish us, establish our life and faith.
By Gospel and Jesus Christ, we can be establish, for God made a new way let us can follow Him through believe and obey.
This mystery was hidden for long age past, Jesus Christ came, revealed and let all nations might believe and obey him, but it is no everyone will believe.
Glory to the Lord forever through Jesus Christ reveal this love and grace to us.
God is wise than any of us.
How?
Glory to the wise God forever through Jesus Christ.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Watch out those trouble maker
Romans 16:17-24
Watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
Be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.
Keep away from those who cause divisions. For they are talking some controversial word, rumor, meaningless talk etc.
Be wise to do what is good, it is actively to do the right things. Even do not think about the evil. But be wise to prevent those evil men by Holy Spirit.
God will soon crush Satan under our feet, but we need meditating it and be patient, tolerant to face it.
How?
Watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in our way of faith. Actively do the right things and away from the evil.
Watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
Be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
As Paul sign off he feels compelled to warn the Roman Christians against a set of troublemakers. He knows their disruptive influence on the churches all too well.
Tertius: the Christian who acted as Paul's secretary in writing this letter.
Erastus: This may be the same public officail whose name has been found inscribed on a marble paving-block at Corinth, dating from this time.
Why?Keep away from those who cause divisions. For they are talking some controversial word, rumor, meaningless talk etc.
Be wise to do what is good, it is actively to do the right things. Even do not think about the evil. But be wise to prevent those evil men by Holy Spirit.
God will soon crush Satan under our feet, but we need meditating it and be patient, tolerant to face it.
How?
Watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in our way of faith. Actively do the right things and away from the evil.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Greeting to friends in Jesus Christ
Romans 16:1-16
Paul personal greeting to many people.
First one is a servant, deaconess, Phoebe of the church in Cenchrea. She helped Paul and many people and church. Paul asked to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and to give her any help she may need.
Priscilla and Aquila, fellow workers in Christ Jesus with Paul.
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send greetings.
Phoebe : It was probably Phebe - travelling from Cenchreae, the port of Corinth - who carried Paul's letter to Rome. Priscilla and Aquila: A couple whose home was in Rome, but who travelled extensively in the course of their leather-working business. They did sterling Christian work at Corinth and Ephesus.
Rufus: May be the son of Simon of Cyrene.
It is in one way surprising to find such a long list of friends in a church which Paul had never visited. (For this reason some believe this chapter originally belonged to a copy of Romans which was sent to Ephesus.)
Yet all roads led to Rome, and many Christians from the eastern provinces must have passed through the capital at one time or another. It is obvious that despite his busy life Paul did not lost interest in people or lost touch with them.
Why?
Appreciated to many people who worked with us and who had helped us to implement many tasks. We need work together with same mind and same heard, the oneness in Jesus Christ.
Greeting and thanksgiving to everyone who gave me a hand in my life.
How?
Humble and thanksgiving!
Paul personal greeting to many people.
First one is a servant, deaconess, Phoebe of the church in Cenchrea. She helped Paul and many people and church. Paul asked to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and to give her any help she may need.
Priscilla and Aquila, fellow workers in Christ Jesus with Paul.
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send greetings.
Phoebe : It was probably Phebe - travelling from Cenchreae, the port of Corinth - who carried Paul's letter to Rome. Priscilla and Aquila: A couple whose home was in Rome, but who travelled extensively in the course of their leather-working business. They did sterling Christian work at Corinth and Ephesus.
Rufus: May be the son of Simon of Cyrene.
It is in one way surprising to find such a long list of friends in a church which Paul had never visited. (For this reason some believe this chapter originally belonged to a copy of Romans which was sent to Ephesus.)
Yet all roads led to Rome, and many Christians from the eastern provinces must have passed through the capital at one time or another. It is obvious that despite his busy life Paul did not lost interest in people or lost touch with them.
Why?
Appreciated to many people who worked with us and who had helped us to implement many tasks. We need work together with same mind and same heard, the oneness in Jesus Christ.
Greeting and thanksgiving to everyone who gave me a hand in my life.
How?
Humble and thanksgiving!
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Mission to Gentile
Romans 15:14-3
God gave Paul the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
“Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.” This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
So Paul did what can do to preach Gospel in that area.
Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God.
After he delivered the gifts from Macedonia area, Paul hopes visit Spain while passing through and have enjoyed your company for a while.
In closing, Paul speak personally. For more than 20 years he has been an apostle to the non-Jewish world.
He has seen churches established all over Cyprus, Syria, Turkey and Greece.
Now he has completed his work and discharged his responsibilities.
Once the business of delivering the money given by Gentile churches to Jerusalem is over, he can look west to Spain., calling at Roman on the way.
Why?
God gave Paul the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
“Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.” This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
So Paul did what can do to preach Gospel in that area.
Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God.
After he delivered the gifts from Macedonia area, Paul hopes visit Spain while passing through and have enjoyed your company for a while.
In closing, Paul speak personally. For more than 20 years he has been an apostle to the non-Jewish world.
He has seen churches established all over Cyprus, Syria, Turkey and Greece.
Now he has completed his work and discharged his responsibilities.
Once the business of delivering the money given by Gentile churches to Jerusalem is over, he can look west to Spain., calling at Roman on the way.
Why?
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Promote real oneness, far more important than my right
Romans 15:1-13
For Christ did not please himself, each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.
Accept one another, then just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.
Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God's truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarches so that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy.
Patriarches:the male head of a family or tribal line;a person regarded as the father or founder of an order, class, etc.
There is nothing Christian about pleasing ourselves. Good relations between Christians are far more important than 'my rights'.
With Christ as our role-model, we must do all we can to promote real oneness(合一), no matter what background we come from.
Why?
To be a Christian should not please himself like Christ, but please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. Through endurance and the encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope. Trouble, endurance, and hope.
We might have hope means it is not easy to make it through endurance and encouragement of the scripture. But do our best to make it reply on the Holy Spirit.
How?
Pursue the oneness is give up our rights but please his neighbor for his good. Be endurance and encouraged through scripture written we might have hope.
For Christ did not please himself, each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.
Accept one another, then just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.
Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God's truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarches so that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy.
Patriarches:the male head of a family or tribal line;a person regarded as the father or founder of an order, class, etc.
There is nothing Christian about pleasing ourselves. Good relations between Christians are far more important than 'my rights'.
With Christ as our role-model, we must do all we can to promote real oneness(合一), no matter what background we come from.
Why?
To be a Christian should not please himself like Christ, but please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. Through endurance and the encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope. Trouble, endurance, and hope.
We might have hope means it is not easy to make it through endurance and encouragement of the scripture. But do our best to make it reply on the Holy Spirit.
How?
Pursue the oneness is give up our rights but please his neighbor for his good. Be endurance and encouraged through scripture written we might have hope.
Friday, September 25, 2015
Freedom and responsibility
Romans 14:1-23
Do not judge someone else's servant. To his own master he stands or falls.
If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. We are the servant of the Lord.
Every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God. (Isaiah 45:23)
For the kingdom of god is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves. Everything that does not come from faith is sin.
There are some matters of conscience over which Christians disagree. It is not helpful to argue over 'doubtful points'.
Those who are strong in the faith may feel free to do things that would give others a bad conscience. This is not reason to despise them. Neither side should pass judgment on the other.
All of us, Paul says, are answerable, not to one another, but to Christ. It is better to limit our own freedom than exercise it at a fellow Christian's expense.
Why?
We are servant of God so we have not right to judge other servant of the Lord.
Eating and drinking is not a matter in the kingdom of God, but the righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Our freedom in faith should not be stumbling to others in weak faith.
Do the things that are right between me and the Lord.
How?
Talk to others with peace and joy, do not judge others. pursue the righteousess and pease and joy in Holy Spirit.
Do not judge someone else's servant. To his own master he stands or falls.
If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. We are the servant of the Lord.
Every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God. (Isaiah 45:23)
For the kingdom of god is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves. Everything that does not come from faith is sin.
There are some matters of conscience over which Christians disagree. It is not helpful to argue over 'doubtful points'.
Those who are strong in the faith may feel free to do things that would give others a bad conscience. This is not reason to despise them. Neither side should pass judgment on the other.
All of us, Paul says, are answerable, not to one another, but to Christ. It is better to limit our own freedom than exercise it at a fellow Christian's expense.
Why?
We are servant of God so we have not right to judge other servant of the Lord.
Eating and drinking is not a matter in the kingdom of God, but the righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Our freedom in faith should not be stumbling to others in weak faith.
Do the things that are right between me and the Lord.
How?
Talk to others with peace and joy, do not judge others. pursue the righteousess and pease and joy in Holy Spirit.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
The power that be
Romans 13:1-14
Submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience.
Give everyone what you owe him: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor then honor.
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.
Because the authorities are given their power by God, for the public good, Christians are required to 'submit' to them.
Taxes are to be paid, and laws observed.
The Christian has a duty to meet all 'Caesar's lawful demands.
But submitting does not mean that every command must be obeyed. There are times when these demands directly conflict with the commands of God. Then it is right to say 'No', and suffer the consequences(Acts 5:29).
No debt must be incurred, other than the permanent obligation to love - and not wrong - others.
Paul is conscious of living in a time of crisis. 'Salvation is nearer' than when they first believed. So his call to live as God requires has a note of urgency about it.
Why?
Authorities are created by the Lord, so submit to the authorities.
Do the responsibility to the authorities and give everyone what I own him, except gratify(放縱)the desires of the sinful nature.
Love is the fulfillment of the law.
Love is our obligation to others, and not wrong others.
How?
Love the one who is not lovely, pray for the enemies. For God is live.
Submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience.
Give everyone what you owe him: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor then honor.
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.
Because the authorities are given their power by God, for the public good, Christians are required to 'submit' to them.
Taxes are to be paid, and laws observed.
The Christian has a duty to meet all 'Caesar's lawful demands.
But submitting does not mean that every command must be obeyed. There are times when these demands directly conflict with the commands of God. Then it is right to say 'No', and suffer the consequences(Acts 5:29).
No debt must be incurred, other than the permanent obligation to love - and not wrong - others.
Paul is conscious of living in a time of crisis. 'Salvation is nearer' than when they first believed. So his call to live as God requires has a note of urgency about it.
Why?
Authorities are created by the Lord, so submit to the authorities.
Do the responsibility to the authorities and give everyone what I own him, except gratify(放縱)the desires of the sinful nature.
Love is the fulfillment of the law.
Love is our obligation to others, and not wrong others.
How?
Love the one who is not lovely, pray for the enemies. For God is live.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
A living sacrifice
Romans 12:1-21
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment(清醒的判斷), in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
In Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality(熱情好客).
Love others in following ways:
1)Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 2)Rejoice with those who rejoice; 3)mourn with those who mourn. 4)Live in harmony with one another. 5)Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. 6)Do not be conceited.
The transformation begins as individuals take their place in the new 'family' of Christ.
Our own stock must go down: our opinion of others, up. The gifts God gives are to be used for the good of the whole Christian community.
Love is the hallmark. We are to serve God without flagging. Old attitudes must change - not only towards fellow Christians but towards the outside world. Instead of giving tit-for-tat when we are wronged, we treat the enemy as out best friend, ad leave God to do the judging.
Why?
Living sacrifice: serve the Lord with holy behavior and do the best to please God. There is not me, but Jesus Christ. Empty myself, let oil of God may fill me.
Be humble, do not ever think I am higher than any other. But have faith to the Lord, I am the son of God.
We are one in Christ, we are member of body of Christ. What is my gift, then do it to server others.
Five points that I need to do 1)joyful in hope, 2)patient in affliction, 3)faithful in prayer. 4)share with the Lord’s people who are in need. 5)practice hospitality
How?
God is love, and I am under the grace of Christ so be humble and love others, even love who persecute me, bless and do not curse.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment(清醒的判斷), in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
In Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality(熱情好客).
Love others in following ways:
1)Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 2)Rejoice with those who rejoice; 3)mourn with those who mourn. 4)Live in harmony with one another. 5)Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. 6)Do not be conceited.
The transformation begins as individuals take their place in the new 'family' of Christ.
Our own stock must go down: our opinion of others, up. The gifts God gives are to be used for the good of the whole Christian community.
Love is the hallmark. We are to serve God without flagging. Old attitudes must change - not only towards fellow Christians but towards the outside world. Instead of giving tit-for-tat when we are wronged, we treat the enemy as out best friend, ad leave God to do the judging.
Why?
Living sacrifice: serve the Lord with holy behavior and do the best to please God. There is not me, but Jesus Christ. Empty myself, let oil of God may fill me.
Be humble, do not ever think I am higher than any other. But have faith to the Lord, I am the son of God.
We are one in Christ, we are member of body of Christ. What is my gift, then do it to server others.
Five points that I need to do 1)joyful in hope, 2)patient in affliction, 3)faithful in prayer. 4)share with the Lord’s people who are in need. 5)practice hospitality
How?
God is love, and I am under the grace of Christ so be humble and love others, even love who persecute me, bless and do not curse.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Israel and Gentile, kindness and sternness
Romans 11:11-36
You do not support the root, but the root supports you.
Says to Gentile: But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid, he will not spare you either.
Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God; sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.
Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written.
Doxology
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?”
35 “Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?”
36 For from him and through him and for him are all things.
To him be the glory forever! Amen.
It has given the Gentiles their opportunity. They owe the Jews a great debt and should never disparage(貶損) them.
In due course their own faith will lead to a great turning to God among the Jews, God's ways are beyond understanding, but his purpose is 'to show mercy to all mankind'.
Why?
Jesus Christ is the root, I am the branch. Without root, I can not stand and fruit.
A branch without fruit will be cut off from root. This is the kindness and sternness of God. It is mystery of God.
Be humble and fear God, do not be arrogant.
Praise be to the Lord, Almighty God!
Israel lost faith to God so they have sternness from God, Gentile has faith so they have kindness from God. But Israelites will be saved one day, they are the chosen one from the Lord.
How?
Stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. God is the Lord!
You do not support the root, but the root supports you.
Says to Gentile: But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid, he will not spare you either.
Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God; sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.
Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written.
Doxology
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?”
35 “Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?”
36 For from him and through him and for him are all things.
To him be the glory forever! Amen.
It has given the Gentiles their opportunity. They owe the Jews a great debt and should never disparage(貶損) them.
In due course their own faith will lead to a great turning to God among the Jews, God's ways are beyond understanding, but his purpose is 'to show mercy to all mankind'.
Why?
Jesus Christ is the root, I am the branch. Without root, I can not stand and fruit.
A branch without fruit will be cut off from root. This is the kindness and sternness of God. It is mystery of God.
Be humble and fear God, do not be arrogant.
Praise be to the Lord, Almighty God!
Israel lost faith to God so they have sternness from God, Gentile has faith so they have kindness from God. But Israelites will be saved one day, they are the chosen one from the Lord.
How?
Stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. God is the Lord!
Monday, September 21, 2015
Grace is gife without work
Romans 11:1-10
Did God reject his people? By no means! Such as God reserved for himself 7000 who have not bowed the knee to Baal.
It is by grace, it is no longer by works, if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
Israel sought so earnestly it did not obtain, but the elect did.
The other scriptures is written and David says: God gave them a spirit of stupor (麻木), eyes so that they could not see and ears so the they could not hear, to this very day. (Duet 29:4), (Psalm 69:22,23)
Has God rejected his people, then? No. Paul himself is a Jew, one of the few who are true to God, as in the days of the prophet Elijah.
Why?
God is mercy, so he give opportunity of the salvation to everyone in the world, it is grace to be chosen as his children.
Grace is more important than work for the Lord, what we serve to the Lord is what we should to his great grace.
How?
Grace is gift, if it was worked, it is not grace.
Thanks be to God, praise be the Lord. I was gentile but could be God's inheritance.
Did God reject his people? By no means! Such as God reserved for himself 7000 who have not bowed the knee to Baal.
It is by grace, it is no longer by works, if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
Israel sought so earnestly it did not obtain, but the elect did.
The other scriptures is written and David says: God gave them a spirit of stupor (麻木), eyes so that they could not see and ears so the they could not hear, to this very day. (Duet 29:4), (Psalm 69:22,23)
Has God rejected his people, then? No. Paul himself is a Jew, one of the few who are true to God, as in the days of the prophet Elijah.
Why?
God is mercy, so he give opportunity of the salvation to everyone in the world, it is grace to be chosen as his children.
Grace is more important than work for the Lord, what we serve to the Lord is what we should to his great grace.
How?
Grace is gift, if it was worked, it is not grace.
Thanks be to God, praise be the Lord. I was gentile but could be God's inheritance.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Faith comes from hearing the message
Romans 10:14-21
How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. Did they not hear? Of causes they did: Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.
The messenger's task is to make sure that everyone hears the good news. And Israel has heard, and understood - yet still refused to believe.
Why?
Preach God's good news is our basic mission from the Lord, let more people heard God's word. It is our job, God make their heart turn to the Lord.
Good news is Jesus Christ can save us from sin and dead, and let us has eternal life with him, just trust in Him.
How?
I like to preach good news, for God is good and great!
How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. Did they not hear? Of causes they did: Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.
The messenger's task is to make sure that everyone hears the good news. And Israel has heard, and understood - yet still refused to believe.
Why?
Preach God's good news is our basic mission from the Lord, let more people heard God's word. It is our job, God make their heart turn to the Lord.
Good news is Jesus Christ can save us from sin and dead, and let us has eternal life with him, just trust in Him.
How?
I like to preach good news, for God is good and great!
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Zealous for God is based on knowledge
Romans 10:1-13
Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
Israelites is zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge.
Anyone trust in him will never be put to shame. (Isaiah 28:16)
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law:"The man who does these things will live by them." (Lev. 18:5)
But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart."(Duet. 30:14) that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming.
Why?
Knowledge is on the truth of the Lord.
Christ is the end of the law, the end of law is love.
Zealous for God is good, but there is based on knowledge, in God's way, but does not on our own way.
Israelites thought their righteousness is by the law from Moses, but Paul described the word from Moses also in another way.
Paul himself once shared this misplaced zeal. Now he longs for the Jews to believe as he does that 'Christ is the end of the law'.
All who acknowledge Jesus as Lord and believe that God raised him from the dead will find salvation.
How?
Jesus Christ comes for everyone who living in the dark, Everyone has the opportunity to be saved by acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord.
Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
Israelites is zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge.
Anyone trust in him will never be put to shame. (Isaiah 28:16)
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law:"The man who does these things will live by them." (Lev. 18:5)
But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart."(Duet. 30:14) that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming.
Why?
Knowledge is on the truth of the Lord.
Christ is the end of the law, the end of law is love.
Zealous for God is good, but there is based on knowledge, in God's way, but does not on our own way.
Israelites thought their righteousness is by the law from Moses, but Paul described the word from Moses also in another way.
Paul himself once shared this misplaced zeal. Now he longs for the Jews to believe as he does that 'Christ is the end of the law'.
All who acknowledge Jesus as Lord and believe that God raised him from the dead will find salvation.
How?
Jesus Christ comes for everyone who living in the dark, Everyone has the opportunity to be saved by acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord.
Friday, September 18, 2015
The object of chosen one
Romans 9:14-33
Therefore it does not depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy.
Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.
Who are you, O man, to talk back to God? "Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, 'Why did you make me like this?'"
What if God, choosing to show his wrath an make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath- prepared for destruction?
What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory - even us, whom he also called not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles.
I will call them 'my people' who are not my people; and I will call her 'my loved one' who is not my loved one."
Unless the Lord Almighty had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.
Stumbling stone: pursued law of righteousness by works, but not by faith.
We can hardly call him to task for it. The maker has an indisputable(unable to be challenged or denied) right to do as he pleases with what he makes.
It is only by virtue of his patience and mercy that even a remnant of stubborn, rebellious Israel survived his judgment.
People of other nations, knowing their failure, welcomed God's gift and achieved ' a righteousness base on faith', The Jews, pursuing righteousness on the basis of deeds, refused God's better way.
Why?
Jesus Christ is the savior to the chosen one who has faith in Him, but he is stumbling stone to those who reject it and pursue by works.
We all are the object of God's mercy, so we may be called. Everyone who turn to the Lord will be save through Jesus Christ.
How?
Obey to the Lord, we are his object of God. We am I?
Therefore it does not depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy.
Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.
Who are you, O man, to talk back to God? "Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, 'Why did you make me like this?'"
What if God, choosing to show his wrath an make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath- prepared for destruction?
What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory - even us, whom he also called not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles.
I will call them 'my people' who are not my people; and I will call her 'my loved one' who is not my loved one."
Unless the Lord Almighty had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.
Stumbling stone: pursued law of righteousness by works, but not by faith.
We can hardly call him to task for it. The maker has an indisputable(unable to be challenged or denied) right to do as he pleases with what he makes.
It is only by virtue of his patience and mercy that even a remnant of stubborn, rebellious Israel survived his judgment.
People of other nations, knowing their failure, welcomed God's gift and achieved ' a righteousness base on faith', The Jews, pursuing righteousness on the basis of deeds, refused God's better way.
Why?
Jesus Christ is the savior to the chosen one who has faith in Him, but he is stumbling stone to those who reject it and pursue by works.
We all are the object of God's mercy, so we may be called. Everyone who turn to the Lord will be save through Jesus Christ.
How?
Obey to the Lord, we are his object of God. We am I?
Thursday, September 17, 2015
God's sovereign choice
Romans 9:1-13
Paul loves his people of Israel, hoping them could be the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory, the covenants the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises.
God over all, forever praised!
Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham's children, On the contrary, "it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned(計算)."
In order that God's purpose in election might stand.
As Paul dwells on Gods glorious prvision for all who are 'in Christ'. he is fulled with distress for Israel, God's own specially chosen and privileged people. How could they refuse to believe in their own, prmised Messiah?
The Gentiles responded eagerly to the gospel - but not the Jews. And Paul would have sold his own soul to have had it otherwise.
How can he account for this strange anomly? God has not broken his word. All along he exercised his sovereign right of choice.
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He talks about God hardening people's hearts, but in every instance these are people who have exercised the freedom God has given us not to listen to him - our right deliverately to go against him if we so decide.
God never hardens the hearts of those who want to know him and do his will:
'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved'(10:12).
Human being are not helpless pawns in the hands of a capricous (任性的) god. The Bible teaches God's sovereign right to choose those he will save. It also teaches humans responsibility.
It may be beyond our limited understanding how God's 'election' and human fredom can operate simultaneously (just as it is hard to understand how scientists can describe light in terms of waves and particles - two idesa which seem mutually contradictory). God is not subject to the things which limit our understanding. So we can only take God's word, holing on to both his sovereighty and our freedom to choose - not trying to find a compromise between them.
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How?
God over all, forever praised! I am a little man I can not fully understand the whole thing and ways of God, listen to his word and obey his words is blessing
Paul loves his people of Israel, hoping them could be the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory, the covenants the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises.
God over all, forever praised!
Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham's children, On the contrary, "it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned(計算)."
In order that God's purpose in election might stand.
As Paul dwells on Gods glorious prvision for all who are 'in Christ'. he is fulled with distress for Israel, God's own specially chosen and privileged people. How could they refuse to believe in their own, prmised Messiah?
The Gentiles responded eagerly to the gospel - but not the Jews. And Paul would have sold his own soul to have had it otherwise.
How can he account for this strange anomly? God has not broken his word. All along he exercised his sovereign right of choice.
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He talks about God hardening people's hearts, but in every instance these are people who have exercised the freedom God has given us not to listen to him - our right deliverately to go against him if we so decide.
God never hardens the hearts of those who want to know him and do his will:
'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved'(10:12).
Human being are not helpless pawns in the hands of a capricous (任性的) god. The Bible teaches God's sovereign right to choose those he will save. It also teaches humans responsibility.
It may be beyond our limited understanding how God's 'election' and human fredom can operate simultaneously (just as it is hard to understand how scientists can describe light in terms of waves and particles - two idesa which seem mutually contradictory). God is not subject to the things which limit our understanding. So we can only take God's word, holing on to both his sovereighty and our freedom to choose - not trying to find a compromise between them.
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How?
God over all, forever praised! I am a little man I can not fully understand the whole thing and ways of God, listen to his word and obey his words is blessing
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
No power in heaven or earth can cut us off from God's love
Romans 8:18-39
In hope, that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
We eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. But it we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed o the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
If God is for us, who can be against us?
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution of famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
He is our foretaste of gory to come - a living spring of hope within us. And he turns our inarticulate longings into prayer.
It is God's intention that everyone of us should be like Christ. Like him in character now; like him in glory eventually.
God is recreating us 'in his own image'.
And every little circumstance of life is worked into this great overall purpose.
Nothing can shake it.
No one can ever make God write us off - we have Christ in heaven to plead our cause.
And no power in heaven or earth can cut us off from his love. So whatever life may bring, we can win through.
Why?
We have hope in Christ so no one on the earth can separate us from God's love. We can win through Jesus Christ and with the help of Holy Spirit.
Our hope is the glory in the heaven and now living on earth with power of love from God.
How?
God is for us, who can be against us? Thanks God who loves us, I won't be shaken and shamed for God is with me.
In hope, that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
We eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. But it we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed o the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
If God is for us, who can be against us?
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution of famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
He is our foretaste of gory to come - a living spring of hope within us. And he turns our inarticulate longings into prayer.
It is God's intention that everyone of us should be like Christ. Like him in character now; like him in glory eventually.
God is recreating us 'in his own image'.
And every little circumstance of life is worked into this great overall purpose.
Nothing can shake it.
No one can ever make God write us off - we have Christ in heaven to plead our cause.
And no power in heaven or earth can cut us off from his love. So whatever life may bring, we can win through.
Why?
We have hope in Christ so no one on the earth can separate us from God's love. We can win through Jesus Christ and with the help of Holy Spirit.
Our hope is the glory in the heaven and now living on earth with power of love from God.
How?
God is for us, who can be against us? Thanks God who loves us, I won't be shaken and shamed for God is with me.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
We really are God's children
Romans 8:1-17
For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering.
And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness.
For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”
God has done what the law could not do. We are no longer controlled by our human nature; we can live according to the Spirit.
The Spirit of God is alive and actively at work in everyone who belongs to Christ. Even our bodies, which still die, will be raised to life by God's Spirit.
It is his presence that convinces us we really are God's children.
Why?
The Holy Spirit has given us, whose mind governed by the Spirit. Even out body is subjected to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life.
We are slave to God, but we do not live in fear, He is my heavenly father, we are his inheritance.
How?
God has done what the law could not do. We are no longer controlled by our human nature, we are live according to the Spirit. We really are God's children
For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering.
And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness.
For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”
God has done what the law could not do. We are no longer controlled by our human nature; we can live according to the Spirit.
The Spirit of God is alive and actively at work in everyone who belongs to Christ. Even our bodies, which still die, will be raised to life by God's Spirit.
It is his presence that convinces us we really are God's children.
Why?
The Holy Spirit has given us, whose mind governed by the Spirit. Even out body is subjected to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life.
We are slave to God, but we do not live in fear, He is my heavenly father, we are his inheritance.
How?
God has done what the law could not do. We are no longer controlled by our human nature, we are live according to the Spirit. We really are God's children
Monday, September 14, 2015
Striggling with sin in my body of death
Romans 7:14-25
The law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
In my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members.
Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God - through Jesus Christ our Lord!
Paul takes a personal example. He describes his own situation as a Jew, knowing the law and finding himself condemned by it, to the point of despair. This is how it was before he found deliverance from the grip of sin.
He knew what was good and right, yet he found himself unable to do it. Sin held him prisoner.
Who could effect his escape? 'Who but God? ... through Jesus Christ our Lord'
Why?
Do not hate the wicked one or the evil doer, for they all are sinner, belong to the flesh, unspiritual man. Only Jesus Christ can rescue them.
God loves everyone, for man have no capability to leave the dead and slave to sin.
Thanks be to God, who can save us, Jesus Christ only.
How?
Love good men and sinner men both. All are sinner in the world, proclaim the good new to the people in darkness.
The law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
In my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members.
Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God - through Jesus Christ our Lord!
Paul takes a personal example. He describes his own situation as a Jew, knowing the law and finding himself condemned by it, to the point of despair. This is how it was before he found deliverance from the grip of sin.
He knew what was good and right, yet he found himself unable to do it. Sin held him prisoner.
Who could effect his escape? 'Who but God? ... through Jesus Christ our Lord'
Why?
Do not hate the wicked one or the evil doer, for they all are sinner, belong to the flesh, unspiritual man. Only Jesus Christ can rescue them.
God loves everyone, for man have no capability to leave the dead and slave to sin.
Thanks be to God, who can save us, Jesus Christ only.
How?
Love good men and sinner men both. All are sinner in the world, proclaim the good new to the people in darkness.
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Sin produced death in me through what was good
Romans 7:7-13
For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and through the commandment put me to death. So then the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.
Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! But in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it produced death in me through what was good (但罪藉著那良善的叫我死，就顯出真是罪),so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.
Not that there is anything wrong with God's law in itself. It is wholly good. But by its very existence it creates an awareness of sin.
Why?
Law is good , holy and righteous.
I wound not have known what sin was except through the law. Law let me know what is right and wrong.
It is the sin inside me control, deceive me to sin.
How?
Knowing the law, conquer the sin through Jesus Christ.
For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and through the commandment put me to death. So then the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.
Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! But in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it produced death in me through what was good (但罪藉著那良善的叫我死，就顯出真是罪),so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.
Not that there is anything wrong with God's law in itself. It is wholly good. But by its very existence it creates an awareness of sin.
Why?
Law is good , holy and righteous.
I wound not have known what sin was except through the law. Law let me know what is right and wrong.
It is the sin inside me control, deceive me to sin.
How?
Knowing the law, conquer the sin through Jesus Christ.
Saturday, September 12, 2015
We are free from the law and sin in Jesus Crist
Romans 7:1-6
The relationship between man and the law is like married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive.
But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteresss, even though she marries another man.
When we were controlled by the sinful nature, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, so that we bore fruit for death.
Now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.
Paul has already made it plain that the law cannot save; we cannot work out passage to heaven by keeping rules.
The new life God givens releases us from the law.
Why?
Yes, we are released from sin through Jesus Christ, I have to serve in the new way of the Spirit, which is new life and new idea to serve the Lord and walk in the way of light, righteousness. Honor God's holy name.
Die in the sin so can live with Jesus raised from the dead.
How?
We are free in the Jesus Christ, is slave of the Lord. Serve the Lord with joy and blessing.
The relationship between man and the law is like married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive.
But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteresss, even though she marries another man.
When we were controlled by the sinful nature, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, so that we bore fruit for death.
Now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.
Paul has already made it plain that the law cannot save; we cannot work out passage to heaven by keeping rules.
The new life God givens releases us from the law.
Why?
Yes, we are released from sin through Jesus Christ, I have to serve in the new way of the Spirit, which is new life and new idea to serve the Lord and walk in the way of light, righteousness. Honor God's holy name.
Die in the sin so can live with Jesus raised from the dead.
How?
We are free in the Jesus Christ, is slave of the Lord. Serve the Lord with joy and blessing.
Friday, September 11, 2015
We have a new master now: we serve God
Romans 6:15-23
Offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are salves to the one whom you obey.
Slaves to sin, which leads to death,or to obedience, which leads to righteousness, holiness.
Thanks be to God, we have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus.
We have a new master now: we serve God. And the wages paid by these two 'bosses' do not bear comparison.
Why?
Slaves to righteousness leads to eternal life and holiness in Christ Jesus.
Thanks be to the Lord, we are free from sin and become son of God.
Great we have a new master, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Am I have any part in my life not belong to the Lord? Serve the Lord with whole my heart, my mind and my strength!
How?
Serve the Lord Jesus Christ! Thanks be to God!
Offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are salves to the one whom you obey.
Slaves to sin, which leads to death,or to obedience, which leads to righteousness, holiness.
Thanks be to God, we have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus.
We have a new master now: we serve God. And the wages paid by these two 'bosses' do not bear comparison.
Why?
Slaves to righteousness leads to eternal life and holiness in Christ Jesus.
Thanks be to the Lord, we are free from sin and become son of God.
Great we have a new master, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Am I have any part in my life not belong to the Lord? Serve the Lord with whole my heart, my mind and my strength!
How?
Serve the Lord Jesus Christ! Thanks be to God!
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Set free from sin
Romans 6:1-14
Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?
All of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death, Buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
If we have been unite with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.
Jesus Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. In the same way, we dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, but rather offer yourselves to God.
Since God has provided a way for sins to be forgiven, 'shall we persist in sin, so that there may be all the more grace?' What an absurd(荒唐) idea!
Christians are 'joined' to Christ, sharing his death and resurrection.
Baptism - going down into the water - signifies that the old life is dead and buried.
We were dead to God before; now we are alive to him. Sin's stranglehold is broken. We must live in the light of that new freedom.
Unite with Jesus Christ, it is the life and spiritual body, even now we have sin body, but we may live like Jesus through Holy Spirit and conquer the sin's body.
Why?
We dead in sin through Jesus Christ when we were baptized in Christ. We were dead and raised from dead like Jesus, so we should live to the God, free from sin.
Do not offer part of our body to sin, for all of my body is belong to the Lord. How can we let sin comes to me and let the body of Christ be shamed?
How?
Jesus is the Lord, we live through his resurrection. Do not offer any part of my body to sin.
Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?
All of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death, Buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
If we have been unite with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.
Jesus Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. In the same way, we dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, but rather offer yourselves to God.
Since God has provided a way for sins to be forgiven, 'shall we persist in sin, so that there may be all the more grace?' What an absurd(荒唐) idea!
Christians are 'joined' to Christ, sharing his death and resurrection.
Baptism - going down into the water - signifies that the old life is dead and buried.
We were dead to God before; now we are alive to him. Sin's stranglehold is broken. We must live in the light of that new freedom.
Unite with Jesus Christ, it is the life and spiritual body, even now we have sin body, but we may live like Jesus through Holy Spirit and conquer the sin's body.
Why?
We dead in sin through Jesus Christ when we were baptized in Christ. We were dead and raised from dead like Jesus, so we should live to the God, free from sin.
Do not offer part of our body to sin, for all of my body is belong to the Lord. How can we let sin comes to me and let the body of Christ be shamed?
How?
Jesus is the Lord, we live through his resurrection. Do not offer any part of my body to sin.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Through Jesus Christ is the only way to get eternal life
Romans 5:12-21
Before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law.
But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!
The law was added (brought in) so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death,so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Why?
Sin was in the world when Adam was, before the Moses declared the laws.
One man: Adam, another one man is the last Adam; Jesus Christ.
No matter how a man has done his effort, man always has the character of Adam, so man need the gift of God, grace, to overcome our transgression.
We all have an innate tendency to feel that laws were made to be broken. The fact that something is forbidden actually makes us want to do it more.
How?
No one is righteousness in the world. Through Jesus Christ is the only way to get eternal life.
Before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law.
But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!
The law was added (brought in) so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death,so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Why?
Sin was in the world when Adam was, before the Moses declared the laws.
One man: Adam, another one man is the last Adam; Jesus Christ.
No matter how a man has done his effort, man always has the character of Adam, so man need the gift of God, grace, to overcome our transgression.
We all have an innate tendency to feel that laws were made to be broken. The fact that something is forbidden actually makes us want to do it more.
How?
No one is righteousness in the world. Through Jesus Christ is the only way to get eternal life.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Christ and Adam
Romans 5:6-11
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!
When we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
We also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Through Jesus Christ we be saved from God's wrath, be saved through his life, rejoice in God through him.
How can one man's death result in pardon for millions of others? The key lies in the solidarity(團結, 聯合) of the human race. Sin disobedience, began with one man (Adam) and spread to all his descendants. We all share the 'disease' and its inevitable consequence, the reign of sin and death which cuts us off from God. On the same principle, Jesus 'righteous act', his obedience, has made acquittal(無罪釋放) and life available to all.
How?
Jesus is our savior, we be saved through his blood and his life. Without Jesus we can't be saved from death, consequence of sins.
Not only be save but also rejoice in God, how great is the love of God.
How?
Obedience to the Lord Almighty! Praise be his holy name!
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!
When we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
We also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Through Jesus Christ we be saved from God's wrath, be saved through his life, rejoice in God through him.
How can one man's death result in pardon for millions of others? The key lies in the solidarity(團結, 聯合) of the human race. Sin disobedience, began with one man (Adam) and spread to all his descendants. We all share the 'disease' and its inevitable consequence, the reign of sin and death which cuts us off from God. On the same principle, Jesus 'righteous act', his obedience, has made acquittal(無罪釋放) and life available to all.
How?
Jesus is our savior, we be saved through his blood and his life. Without Jesus we can't be saved from death, consequence of sins.
Not only be save but also rejoice in God, how great is the love of God.
How?
Obedience to the Lord Almighty! Praise be his holy name!
Monday, September 7, 2015
We have life, peace, hope and presence of the Holy Spirit
Romans 5:1-5
And we boast(rejoice) in the hope of the glory of God.
Not only so ,but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.
And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
The death and resurrection of Jesus has given us a new standing before God.
We have life. We have peace. We have hope. We have the presence of the Holy Spirit.
There is point and meaning now to the rough and tumble(滾落) of life.
Why?
Suffering produces perseverance: tolerant some unfair things and worse situation.
perseverance, character: Perseverance produce character, it common and become habit in our daily life.
character, hope: with hope we have this character. We believe that God will change it.
Because of this hope so we won't shame to this suffering.
For Holy Spirit is with me so I won't be shame and has hope to face the suffering.
How?
Rejoice in the Glory of God for God has given Holy Spirit to me!
And we boast(rejoice) in the hope of the glory of God.
Not only so ,but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.
And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
The death and resurrection of Jesus has given us a new standing before God.
We have life. We have peace. We have hope. We have the presence of the Holy Spirit.
There is point and meaning now to the rough and tumble(滾落) of life.
Why?
Suffering produces perseverance: tolerant some unfair things and worse situation.
perseverance, character: Perseverance produce character, it common and become habit in our daily life.
character, hope: with hope we have this character. We believe that God will change it.
Because of this hope so we won't shame to this suffering.
For Holy Spirit is with me so I won't be shame and has hope to face the suffering.
How?
Rejoice in the Glory of God for God has given Holy Spirit to me!
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Those of any race who share Abraham's faith
Romans 4:17-25
The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
Abraham stuck to his conviction that God would do what he promised.
The covenant-agreement, of which circumcision was the outward sign,came later. So God's people are not those of Abraham's race who lay claim to the covenant promises as their birthright but those of any race who share Abraham's faith.
Why?
Even Abraham was old and Sarah womb was old as dead, but God's power gave him life. Which faith were written not for him alone, but also for us.
Jesus Chris is the hope to all who believes in Him. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
How?
Gospel is good news that Jesus Christ is the hope to all who living in the darkness.
The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
Abraham stuck to his conviction that God would do what he promised.
The covenant-agreement, of which circumcision was the outward sign,came later. So God's people are not those of Abraham's race who lay claim to the covenant promises as their birthright but those of any race who share Abraham's faith.
Why?
Even Abraham was old and Sarah womb was old as dead, but God's power gave him life. Which faith were written not for him alone, but also for us.
Jesus Chris is the hope to all who believes in Him. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
How?
Gospel is good news that Jesus Christ is the hope to all who living in the darkness.
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Thepromis recalled through faith
Romans 4:10-16
Faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. It was not after, but before he was circumcised. He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.
It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless, because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression.
Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham.
Why?
The promise recalled through faith and it is not by the law.
Abraham is the father of all who received the grace of the Lord through faith.
How?
The promise recalled through faith.
Faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. It was not after, but before he was circumcised. He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.
It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless, because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression.
Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham.
Why?
The promise recalled through faith and it is not by the law.
Abraham is the father of all who received the grace of the Lord through faith.
How?
The promise recalled through faith.
Friday, September 4, 2015
God credits righteousness apart from works
Romans 4:6-9
David says the same thing when he speak of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works.
Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.
So this blessedness for the circumcised and also for the uncircumcised. For Abraham's faith was credited to him as righteousness.
God accepted Abraham not because of his good life, but because of his faith.
Why?
Paul declared important issue that blessed is the man whom God credits righteousness apart from works. And Abraham's faith was credited to him as righteousness. So no matter to the circumcised or not, it is because of the faith can be credited as righteousness by God.
How?
How precious to us, gentiles, that we may be credited righteousness by faith in Jesus Christ.
David says the same thing when he speak of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works.
Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.
So this blessedness for the circumcised and also for the uncircumcised. For Abraham's faith was credited to him as righteousness.
God accepted Abraham not because of his good life, but because of his faith.
Why?
Paul declared important issue that blessed is the man whom God credits righteousness apart from works. And Abraham's faith was credited to him as righteousness. So no matter to the circumcised or not, it is because of the faith can be credited as righteousness by God.
How?
How precious to us, gentiles, that we may be credited righteousness by faith in Jesus Christ.
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness
Romans 4:1-5
What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation.
However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.
Paul picks up on his statement in 3:21-22 that this same faith-principle is inherent in the Old Testament scripture. If he can prove his point in the case of Abraham -father of the Jewish nation, and the prime example of an upright person - surely the Jewish objectors will be convinced. And he can, God accepted Abraham not because of his good life, but because of his faith.
Why?
Gifts are one who does not work but received, so God gives us Jesus Christ as our gift to free us from dead and could be righteousness.
How?
Jesus Christ is a gift from God to us and it is good to us, if you do not receive it, you won't get it.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
There is only the channel by which pardon is received
Romans 3:27-31
Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith.
For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
God had dealt with sin and shown himself true to his promises.
The essence of the good news Paul was commissioned to preach, and the heart of the Christian message still is that all who believe this are 'justified' - not by their own faith (that is only the channel by which pardon is received), but in the merciful kindness of God (his grace) through the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Why?
We can't boast anything. Be humble before the Lord.
Because of the law we can do nothing so we require faith in Jesus Christ.
Jews and Gentiles are the same will be justify by faith, circumcised or not are not important.
Above all is the law meaningless? Not at all! We uphold the law, it let us know sins.
How?
Because of the law that require faith in Jesus Christ. There is only the channel by which pardon is received. Praise the Lord.
Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith.
For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
God had dealt with sin and shown himself true to his promises.
The essence of the good news Paul was commissioned to preach, and the heart of the Christian message still is that all who believe this are 'justified' - not by their own faith (that is only the channel by which pardon is received), but in the merciful kindness of God (his grace) through the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Why?
We can't boast anything. Be humble before the Lord.
Because of the law we can do nothing so we require faith in Jesus Christ.
Jews and Gentiles are the same will be justify by faith, circumcised or not are not important.
Above all is the law meaningless? Not at all! We uphold the law, it let us know sins.
How?
Because of the law that require faith in Jesus Christ. There is only the channel by which pardon is received. Praise the Lord.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known
Romans 3:21-26
But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished.
He did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
How are things to e put right? The law cannot do it, so some new way must be found. The good news is that God himself, through the death of his own Son, Jesus Christ, has provided the means of our forgiveness.
Why?
One who has faith in Jesus could be free from sin and could be just, which is the grace of God to all.
God is righteousness so he make Jesus Christ as a sacrifice of atonement.
All people have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. No one can escape from the consequence of sin. Except believe in and through the blood of Jesus Christ.
How?
Thanks God give us this precious gift, Jesus Christ as salvation to save us from sin and from dead.
But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished.
He did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
How are things to e put right? The law cannot do it, so some new way must be found. The good news is that God himself, through the death of his own Son, Jesus Christ, has provided the means of our forgiveness.
Why?
One who has faith in Jesus could be free from sin and could be just, which is the grace of God to all.
God is righteousness so he make Jesus Christ as a sacrifice of atonement.
All people have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. No one can escape from the consequence of sin. Except believe in and through the blood of Jesus Christ.
How?
Thanks God give us this precious gift, Jesus Christ as salvation to save us from sin and from dead.
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