Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer … every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. Romans 6:13(TNIV) Everything is capable either of being used for good or for evil, of be...

While we were still sinners Christ died for us. Romans 5:8(GNT) What makes the Christian faith so unique is that while other religions try to flatter us into thinking we can work our own way through to perfection, Christ clearly states that we can...

Through Jesus we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand. Romans 5:2 `Grace' is another of those words we usually do not find in our everyday language. We may speak of the graciousness of a hostess as she cares for her guests, or the ...

Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1 Every Sunday, at some stage of our worship service, we hear the word 'peace' spoken to us. Paul always includes it in his greetings to his readers. W...

Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness. Romans 4:3(TNIV) Abraham is often depicted by artists as a man of strong and rugged character, the ideal man, utterly faithful to God and utterly dependable in his dealings with pe...

Christ Jesus, who died – more than that, who was raised to life – is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Romans 8:34(NIV) Today is Ascension Day — the festival of Christ the King. We remember him as the one who for our s...

All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace, through the redemption which came by Christ Jesus. Romans 3:23-24(TNIV) `Justified' is one of those strange Bible words that seem, to many, like the jar...

All of them have turned away. They have all become worthless. No one does anything good, no one at all. (Psalms 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Ecclesiastes 7:20) Romans 3:12(NIRV) In quoting these words of the Psalmist, Paul seems to be caught up in a mood of pe...

You teach others – why don’t you teach yourself? Romans 2:21(GNT) Paul has just ended a graphic account of the appalling decadence of the heathen world, a way of life far removed from the high moral standards God set for his people. There was ...

And so God has given those people over to do the filthy things their hearts desire, and they do shameful things with each other. Romans 1:24 (GNT) What a terrifying sentence: 'God has given those people over to do the filthy things their hearts de...