Despising Great Riches
Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? (Romans 2:4) In this section of his letter to the Christians in Rome, Paul wrote as if speaking to those who have generally moral lives, yet don’t think they need the salvation […]
God’s Righteousness on Our Side
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.” (Romans 1:17) In August of 1513, a German monk teaching at a seminary was lecturing on the book of Psalms, but his inner life was nothing but turmoil. In his studies, he […]
Walk in the Light of the LORD
O house of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of the LORD. (Isaiah 2:5) The first four verses of Isaiah 2 paint a beautiful picture of the glory of the coming reign of the Messiah. These wonderful promises tell us that during the reign of the Messiah, there will be no more […]