This week we are moving on to Romans 6 in our SS class. It’s not like chapters 1 – 5 have been a snap either, we’ve been on Romans for 5 weeks so this is definitely an indepth study. . .
I guess Romans 5: really had a brilliant explanation of Grace, this pre-emininet magnificint grace that cannot be explained in human terms but in the outpouring from God to us. . . The grace is about God not about us. . . God grants us grace, we only need to believe and trust in Jesus Christ. . . suddenly the whole passage about having a simple child like faith makes a lot more sense. . .
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Well this week has the famous passage Romans 6:23 ‘For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord’
I really like how God (through the Spirit) used Paul to build the building blocks to faith in Romans:
1st All of humankind is separated by disobedience
2nd Disobedience started with Adam and everyone disobeys
3rd God granted Grace through the One Jesus Christ
4th Grace isn’t something you do it’s something God does for you for everyone. . .
5th If you Sin you will die – You get death
6th If you believe in Christ Jesus- You get life eternal
It’s like a pyramid, from the basics to the more complex. . . Paul just keeps building on the logical arguments from the chapters before. . . It’s brilliant and beautiful. . .
Simple really, and reiterates the magnificence of our Glorious Lord!
I truly believe that this simple basis for argument and presentation of the Truth of the Gospel is both powerful and effective, and useful in sharing the Love of Christ with the skeptics and unbelievers around us, around me. . .
I’ve been praying for several people over the past few weeks, really years, but haven’t really been sharing directly. . . May the Lord grant me the strength and courage to share His truth with Boldness and Love. . .
May His Spirit quicken the hearts of those who hear that they may recieve the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. .
amen. . .
C