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I’ve been re-reading Romans 8: these last few weeks, mainly because its the SS lesson, but also because it’s really good stuff. . .
Rom 8:12
12Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation—but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. 13For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will [...]

Notice how Paul just lays it out in Romans 1: No fluffy fun stuff other than regular 1st Century greetings: Then in Romans 1:18-32 he just crashes down the boom and lays bare the truth.
God abandons those who abandon Him, when they choose to follow their wanton desires instead of Him, he [...]

Romans 1:8-9
I thank God through Jesus for every one of you. That’s first. People everywhere keep telling me about your lives of faith, and every time I hear them, I thank him. 9And God, whom I so love to worship and serve by spreading the good news of his Son–the Message!-knows that every time I [...]

Daniel 7:9-10
The Ancient of Days:
“. . . and the books were opened.”
What’s in the book I ask? What’s that all about? Why does He sit down, what are all the people there for? Ay!!!
The Vision of Daniel (taken in forced exile to Babylon) A vision of 4 beasts then of a judgement. [...]

Zechariah 14:4
4That’s the Day he’ll take his stand on the Mount of Olives, facing Jerusalem from the east. The Mount of Olives will be split right down the middle, from east to west, leaving a wide valley. Half the mountain will shift north, the other half south. (THE MESSAGE)
Zechariah 14:9
9GOD will be king over all [...]