Category: Read Through The Bible

[:en]Living Sacrifices (vs. 1-8) God enables us to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice by abandoning  self, trusting and following Him.  Paul warned Christians not to follow the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person with the Holy Spirit renewing your minds and thoughts according to His… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 12[:]

[:en]The Ramnants of Israel (vs. 1-10) Not all Jews rejected God’s message of salvation.  There are still Jews who are faithful followers of Christ such as Paul, Jesus’s disciples and all early Christian missionaries. God chose the Jews to be the people through whom the rest of the world could find salvation.  But it did… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 11[:]

[:en]Since the Jews only believe in God but not in Christ, they won’t be saved because Jesus is the most complete revelation of God.  We cannot fully know God apart from Christ.  God has appointed Jesus to bring God to people together so we can only come to God through Him.  That is why Paul… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 10[:]

[:en]Sovereign Choice (vs. 1-29) Paul expressed his concern for his Jewish brothers and sisters by saying that he would willingly take their punishment if that could save them.  How about you?  Do you care about the salvation of others? The Jews viewed themselves as adopted sons with divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 9[:]

[:en]Life Through the Spirit (vs. 1-17) Jesus has declared us not guilty and the law of the Spirit has set us free from the law of sin and death.  The Spirit is the Holy Spirit who is the power behind the rebirth of every Christians to live a Christian life.  There are 2 categories of… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 8[:]

[:en]Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ (vs. 1-14) Since God is love and He forgives, do we have the freedom to sin as much as we want?  Paul’s answer is a definitely NO!  If a person has this kind of attitude to take advantage of God’s forgiveness, it shows that he does not understand the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 6[:]

[:en]Peace and Joy (vs. 1-11) Because Jesus had paid the price of our sins through His death on the cross, we now had reconciled with Him and have peace with God.  God has declared us not guilty as we have gained access by faith into His grace.  All Christians will experience sufferings because God is… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 5[:]

[:en]Abraham Justified by Faith (vs. 1-25) If a person can earn right standing with God by doing good works, the granting of that gift is no longer free.  Jesus offers salvation as a gift because He loves us and not because we have earned it through our powerful faith.  What is faith then?  Faith is… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 4[:]

[:en]God’s Faithfulness (vs. 1-8) The law that God gave to show the way to live reveals our evil deeds and condemns us.  But the law is not the basis of our hope.  It is God who in His righteousness and love gives us salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.  It is not earned but given… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 3[:]

[:en]God’s Righteous Judgment (vs. 1-16) You have no right to pass judgment on someone because you yourself are doing the same thing.  God’s judgment against people is based on truth.  But you, a mere man, if you judge others, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?  Are you showing contempt for the riches of His… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 2[:]