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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 with...

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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:...

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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...

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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.”,...

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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...

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in the presence of God – 1465

there will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the jew first and also the greek - [romans 2:9]   tribulation and distress   there is a popular but incorrect theology that teaches God will not allow us to suffer eternally, because God...

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in the presence of God -1464

but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. [romans 2:8]   we are all obedient children. according to this verse there are two options. we either obey the truth, or we obey unrighteousness....

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in the presence of God – 1462

to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; [romans 2:7]   the key to eternal life! seek for glory and honor and immortality by patiently doing good. taken out of the context of the bible’s...

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in the presence of God – 1462

he will render to each one according to his works. [romans 2:6]   just for a moment, think about your day yesterday; how did it measure up? did your heart ever lust? become bitter? get short with a spouse or child? did you give glory to  the Father in everything?...

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in the presence of God – 1461

take a big deep long breath this morning - and give yourself time - time to wait on the LORD.   father - hear our prayer, - open the eyes of heart to see your truth, - open our ears to hear your voice, - open our hands to give you full control of our lives, -...

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