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Category Archives: faith
evangelism: a perspective on suffering
Romans 8:18-39. The world around us is suffering due to the effects of the fall. Christians suffer as well – for the same reason. We are part of the fallen world. we also sometimes suffer because of our relationship with … Continue reading
evangelism: a call for faith
Romans 4. Sharing the gospel gives us a chance to see the miracle of faith as it begins to emerge and display in the lives of new believers. Two aspects of that faith can be seen in the lives of … Continue reading
evangelism: not shoving Bibles down throats
Romans 3:21-31. Some people’s idea of evangelism is shoving a Bible down a person’s throat. That’s not going to be very productive, because it ignores what Paul says about the role of the Law and the Prophets (the OT Scriptures) … Continue reading
the religious need evangelism
Romans 2:17-3:8. Paul had been devoted to the religion of Judaism. It was through Judaism that he learned knowledge and truth about God. But he found that this knowledge was only enough to confirm his own inner sinfulness. He reaches … Continue reading
Posted in atonement, Bible, evangelism, faith, Jesus Christ, witness
Tagged Romans 2, Romans 3
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the self-righteous need evangelism
Romans 2:1-16. Even those who look down on the blatant sins of the self-condemned need evangelism, because their righteous acts cover up a sinful nature that is just as repulsive to God’s holiness. That is why God’s grace sends the … Continue reading
Posted in dependence upon God, evangelism, faith, gospel, Jesus Christ, witness
Tagged Romans 2
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the self-condemned need evangelism
Romans 1:18-32. Rome (and everywhere else) contained two types of people: the self-righteous who thought they were better than others, and the self-condemned who were in such bondage to sin that they continued practicing evil – even though they knew … Continue reading
Posted in compassion, destruction in hell, evangelism, faith, gospel, witness
Tagged Romans 1
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silence from the Holy Spirit
Luke 22:47-23:25. It is hard to understand when the Holy Spirit seems silent. Everything within you expects some kind of power display because God and his word are being ridiculed, yet nothing happens. At least you expect God’s people to … Continue reading
Posted in confidence, dependence upon God, faith, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, suffering, the cross, will of God
Tagged Luke 22, Luke 23
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the Holy Spirit and real disciples
Luke 9:51-10:24. In this series of stories, Jesus and his disciples begin their journey toward Jerusalem. Along the way, readers learn how the Holy Spirit works in the lives of real disciples. Real disciples are not surprised when their master … Continue reading
Posted in discipleship, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, genuineness, gospel, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, missions, witness
Tagged Luke 10, Luke 9
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the Holy Spirit and the real Jesus
Luke 9:1-50. The disciples had been sent out on a short-term missions trip, preparing them for obeying the great commission later. Meanwhile, everyone is perplexed – like Herod – because it was hard to nail down who Jesus really was. … Continue reading
disciples: learning about faith
Mark 11. The disciples caught several visible demonstrations in this chapter, and learned about true and false faith from all of them. They saw Jesus curse a fig tree for looking like it might be fruitful, but not … Continue reading
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