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  • Daily Devotional: Romans 12:1-13

    Daily Devotional: Romans 12:1-13

    After spending 11 chapters expositing the doctrine of God’s election to both unbelieving and immature gentiles in Rome, Paul finally begins to apply the doctrine. Therefore, since God is the one who chooses, calls, justifies, sanctifies, and glorifies—since He alone works for your salvation and not you—don’t be prideful. This is the first application, and…

  • Daily Devotional: Romans 11:22-36

    Daily Devotional: Romans 11:22-36

    Paul continues his thoughts about predestination as it relates to Jews and gentiles respectively. The essential truth of the matter is still—all who believe in Christ will be saved. Yet, in this pericope I see some interesting statements. Paul uses the Old Testament text to prove his teaching throughout. First, the hardening of the Jews…

  • Daily Devotional: Romans 11:11-21

    Daily Devotional: Romans 11:11-21

    Paul explicitly makes his audience known, here. He is writing to gentiles. He is explaining that many Jews believed in their own works rather than the works of God. They are branches broken off from the olive tree because of their unbelief. Even though Paul stated previously that they did not believe because they are…

  • Daily Devotional: Romans 11:1-10

    Daily Devotional: Romans 11:1-10

    Paul feels a need to clarify his position on Israel. He is an Israelite. It wants to be sure that the gentiles in Rome know that Israel has not been rejected. Instead, God is working all things together for the salvation of His people among every nation. God foreknew some in Israel and is now…

  • Daily Devotional: Romans 10:12-21

    Daily Devotional: Romans 10:12-21

    Paul, who is still writing largely to gentiles about how they have been chosen by God while the Jews rejected Him, continues by encouraging gentiles all the more. When it comes to justification, there is no difference between a Jew and gentile. This is about God’s work, not the works of the nations. God abounds…

  • Daily Devotional: Romans 10:1-11

    Daily Devotional: Romans 10:1-11

    After writing about God’s work of predestination, Paul, still referring to Jews who were not predestined, shares his desire that they be saved. They have a zeal for God, but their zeal is without understanding. They are trying to establish their own righteousness instead of resting in God’s righteousness—something many religious people in every context…

  • Daily Devotional: Romans 9:22-33

    Daily Devotional: Romans 9:22-33

    Paul has established that God predestined an elect group of people before they were born from among the Jews and gentiles. As the creator, He has a right to choose and justify a people for Himself. As the created, we have no rights over our own bodies or souls. Salvation (justification) is, therefore, by grace…

  • Daily Devotional: Romans 9:14-21

    Daily Devotional: Romans 9:14-21

    Paul has now claimed that the people of God are chosen from the womb, before they can do anything good or bad so that God’s purpose according to His choice would stand, not because of works but because of Him who calls. Salvation is the choice of God, not people. Paul immediately answers the issue…

  • Daily Devotional: Romans 9:1-13

    Daily Devotional: Romans 9:1-13

    Romans 9 is too often neglected because it bothers the sensibilities of many who want a sort of synergism. Defending monergism is only one of Paul’s goals. He is writing to gentiles. These gentiles are immature in the faith or have no faith at the present time. They are unincorporated. Paul is explaining the basic…

  • DAily Devotional: Romans 8:26-39

    DAily Devotional: Romans 8:26-39

    The Spirit causes His people to love the Law. The Spirit causes His people to long for the renewal of the world. The Spirit also helps us in our weakness. Paul here states that we do not know how to pray as we should. That sounds different than most teaching, doesn’t it? In most religious…