Heaven is a splendid promise. But we won’t experience its glory and blessings unless we change (Rom. 2:4).
Speaking the Truth in Love
Speaking the Truth in Love
Sermons on Romans (Page 3)
What we believe has a profound impact on our lives. Believing a lie or refusing to believe something true can have devastating consequences. Paul says that to be saved a person must believe in his heart that God raised his Son from the dead (Rom. 10:9-10).
If someone says, “Have you heard the news?” your first reaction may be a tightening of the stomach. The headlines are almost always bad. But God has some wonderful news for us (Rom. 10:13-17).
It’s easy to see that our failures hurt others. People hurt us, and we hurt them. But why does the Bible say that our failings offend God (Rom. 3:23)?
Paul urges us to present ourselves to God “a living sacrifice” (Rom. 12:1). But what does such a sacrifice involve?
The Bible is rich with instruction that helps young people succeed in the adult world. As our high school seniors graduate, what may they learn from Paul’s letter to the Romans (13:8-12)?
“Do not be conformed to this world,” the Bible says, “but be transformed by the renewal of your mind” (Rom. 12:2). How do we experience renewal? Read the Bible more? Pray more? Great ideas, but we’ve probably done these things before. Paul challenges us to try something different.
The Athenians worshiped so many gods that they couldn’t keep track of them all. In his Areopagus address (Acts 17:22-31), Paul introduced his audience to the real God.