in the presence of God – 1471

for it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. [romans 2:13]   we said yesterday that it is good for us to sit in a small portion of God’s word for a couple of days. we started yesterday...

in the presence of God – 1470

for it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. [romans 2:13]   it is often good for our heart to sit in a small portion of God’s word for a couple of days. we are going to do that together...

in the presence of God – 1469

for all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. [romans 2:12]   this verse can spark some deep theological debate and digging. but, at the same time, the message is simple:...

in the presence of God – 1468

my brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. [james 2:1]   one of the pulls of our flesh is to seek out who we believe is worthy of our time and energy.  we make all kinds of excuses for not talking to or...

in the presence of God – 1467

  for God shows no partiality. [romans 2:11]   maybe you have heard the phrase “God is no respecter of persons” and there are a couple of passages where that idea is from: in the KJV, romans 2:11 is rendered-”for there is no respect of persons with God.”,...

in the presence of God – 1466

but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the jew first and also the greek. [romans 2:10]   faith results in doing good   we are not saved by good works, but our salvation always results in good works. after all, it makes sense that a healthy...