For there is no distinction: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God… For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Most Christians know this as a stand alone mile marker on the Romans Road of presenting the gospel. In reality, it is but one clause in a typically Pauline sentence…

Romans 2:1 2 Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. Hypocrites. That is what many think of Christians. That is sad. It is also understandable.  Headlines tell us of pastors being caught in sexual sin and…

1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, who was descended from David… These are the first verses of Paul to the Romans, written in the late 50’s AD. The letter serves as…

      But you, Israel, my servant,        Jacob, whom I have chosen,        the offspring of Abraham, my friend;              9       you whom I took from the ends of the earth,        and called from its farthest corners,                    saying to you, “You are my servant,        I have chosen you and not cast you off”;              10       fear not, for I…

24 Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. 25 Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. 26 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. I have…

What then has become of your blessedness? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have gouged out your eyes and given them to me. 16 Have I then become your enemy by telling you the truth? For decades, Christian parents have had to deal with the sad fact that we could raise our children all their lives,…