Month: August 2021

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“But now God has shown us a way to be made right with Him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago. we are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.

For everyone has sinned; we fail short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous . He did this through Christ Jesus when He freed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed His life, shedding His blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when He held back and did not push those who sinned in times past, for He was looking ahead and including them in what He would do in they present time. God did this to demonstrate His righteousness, for He Himself is fair and just, and He declares sinners to be right in His sight when they believe in Jesus.”(Romans 3: vv. 21-26, NLT)

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“But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. He will judge everyone according to what they have done. He will give eternal life to those who keep doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers. But He will pour out His anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness. There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil- for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good-for the Jew first and also the Gentile. For God does not show favoritism.” (Romans 2: vv. 5-11, NLT)

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“You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse! When you say they are wicked and should be punished, you are condemning yourself, for you who judge others do these very same things. And we know that God, in His justice will punish anyone who does such things. Since you judge others for doing these things, why do you think you can avoid God’s judgment when you do the same things? Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t yo see that His kindness is intended to turn you for your sin? (Acts 2: vv. 1-4, NLT)

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“So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired.”
(Romans, v.24, NLT)

“Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, He abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done. Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. They are back stabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents. They refused to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy. They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.” (Romans 1: vv. 28-32, NLT)

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“But God shows His anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness. They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see His invisible qualities – His eternal power and divine nature. So they have norexcuse for not knowing God.

Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship Him as God or even give Him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. And instead of worshiping the glorious, every-living God, they worshiped idols made to like like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.” ( Romans 1: vv. 18-23, NLT)

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“Let me say first that I thank my god through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in Him is being talked about all over the world.” (Romans 1: 8, NLT)

“I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, that I planned anytime to visit you, but I was prevented until now. I want to work among you and see the spiritual fruit, just as I have seen among other Gentiles. For I have a great sense of obligation to the people in both the civilized world and the rest of the world, to the educated and uneducated alike. So I am eager to come to you in Rome, to preach the Good News.

For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. IT is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes – the Jew first and also the Gentile. This Good News tells us how God makes us right in His sight. This is accomplished from the start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, ‘It is through faith that a righteous person has life.” (Romans 1: vv 13-17, NLT)

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“”Once we were safe ashore, we learned the we were on the island of Malta. The people of the island were very kind to us. It was cold and rainy, so they built a fire on the shore to welcome us.

As Paul carried an armful of sticks and was laying them on the fire, a poisonous snake, driven out by the heat, bit him on the hand. The people of the island saw it hanging from his hand and said to each other, “A murderer, no doubt! Though he escaped the sea, justice will not permit him to live.” But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed. The people waited for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw that he wasn’t harmed, they changed their mindsand decided he was a god.

Near the shore where we landed was an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and treated us kindly for three days. As it happened, Publius’s father was ill with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands on him, he healed him. Then all the other sick people on the island came and were healed. As a result we were showered with honors, and when the time came to sail. people supplied us with everything we would need for the trip.”” (Acts 28: vv. 1-10, NLT)

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“”So the next day Agrippa and Bernice arrived at the auditorium with great pomp, accompanied by military officers and prominent men of the city. Festus ordered that Paul be brought in. Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are here, this is the man whose death is demanded by all the Jews, both here and in Jerusalem. But in my opinion he has done nothing deserving death. However since he appealed his case to the emperor, I have decided to send him to Rome.”

“But what shall I write to the emperor? For there is no clear charge against him. So I have brought him before all of you, especially you, King Agrippa, so that after we examine him, I might have something to write. For It makes no sense to send a prisoner to the emperor without specifying the charges.”” (Acts 25, vv. 23-27, NLT)

“”But Paul replied, ” I am not insane, Most Excellent Festus. what I am saying is the sober truth. And King Agrippa knows about these things. I speak boldly, for I am sure these events are all familiar to him, for they were not done in a corner! King Agrippia, do you believe the prophets? I know you do-“

Agrippa interrupted him, “Do you think you can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?”

Paul replied, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that both of you and everyone here in this audience might become the same as I, except for these chains.”

Then the King, the governor, Bernice, and all the others stood and left. As they went out, they talked it over and agreed, “This man hasn’t done anything to deserve death or imprisonment.”

And Agrippa said to Festus, “He could have been set free if he hadn’t appealed to Caesar.”” (Acts 26: vv. 24-32, NLT)

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“”Paul realized that some members of the high counsel were Sadducee and some were Pharisees, so he shouted, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, as were my ancestors! And I am on trial because my hope is in the resurrection of the dead!”

This divided the council – the Pharisees against the Sadducees – for the Sadducees say there is no resurrection or angels or spirits, but the Pharisees believe in all of these. So there was a great uproar. Some of the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees jumped up and began to argue forcefully. “We see nothing wrong with him,” they shouted. “Perhaps a spirit or an angel spoke to him.”As the conflict grew more violent, the commander was afraid they would tear Paul apart. So he ordered his soldiers to go and rescue him by force and take him back to the fortress.

That night the Lord appeared to Paul and said, “Be encouraged, Paul. Just as you have been a witness to Me here in Jerusalem, you must preach the Good News in Rome as well.”” (Acts 23, vv6-11, NLT)

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“”On the first day of the week, we gathered with the local believers to share in the Lord’s Supper. Paul was preaching to them, and since he was living the next cay, he kept taking until midnight. The upstairs room where we met was lighted with many flickering lamps. As Paul spoke on and on, a young man named Eutychus, sitting on the windowsill, became vey drowsy. Finally, he fell sound asleep and dropped three stories to his death below. Paul went down, bent over him, and took him into his arms. “Don’t worry,” he said, “he’s alive!” Then they all went back upstairs, shared in the Lord’s Supper, and ate together. Paul continued talking to them until dawn, and then they left. Meanwhile, the young man was taken home unhurt, and everyone was greatly relieved.”” (Acts 20, vv. 7-12, NLT)