Topic:A New Master A DAILY DEVOTION FOR SEPTEMBER 17TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 6:8-14 For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace. Romans 6:14 Why does Paul bring in the Law? He brings in the Law because he is dealing with one of the most basic problems of the Christian struggle, …
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Topic:True Baptism A daily devotion for September 16th Read the Scripture: Romans 6:3-7 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore 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 …
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Topic:Dead to Sin A daily devotion for September 15th Read the Scripture: Romans 6:1-2 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Romans 6:1-2 Notice three things about this question: Shall we go on …
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Topic:One Man A daily devotion for September 14th Read the Scripture: Romans 5:11-21 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ! Romans 5:17 Paul’s argument is …
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Topic:Rejoicing in Suffering A daily devotion for September 13th Read the Scripture Romans 5:3-10 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 …
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Topic:Peace With God A DAILY DEVOTION FOR SEPTEMBER 12TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 5:1-2 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1 The first thing that you learn as a Christian is that you are justified by faith. To help us understand what that means, the apostle brought …
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Topic:The Faith of our Father A DAILY DEVOTION FOR SEPTEMBER 11TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 4:13-25 He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed — the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not. Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many …
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Topic:The Father of Faith A DAILY DEVOTION FOR SEPTEMBER 10TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 4:1-12 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter? If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about — but not before God. What does Scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it …
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Topic:No Boasting A DAILY DEVOTION FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: 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 …
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Topic:But Now… A DAILY DEVOTION FOR SEPTEMBER 8TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: 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. Romans 3:21 This is what Paul elsewhere calls the glorious gospel of the blessed God (1 Timothy 1:11), the good news that God has to …
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