As Paul continues to affirm the reality that salvation is to be found in Christ alone, he notes the insufficiency of the Law to give saving righteousness. He makes clear…
As Paul concludes chapter 9, he offers a further explanation as to why many of the Jews had rejected Christ, fleshing out the reality of election. He looks to Isaiah…
In these verses, Paul handles the next objection that we as human beings have to God's election, "if it is all God's will, then how can He hold me accountable…
In verses 14-18 of chapter 9, Paul answers the next objection to God's choice to save some sinners and not others. In our humanness, we can respond to God's statement…
Pastor Chandler did a wonderful job as he took on the challenging doctrine of election on Sunday that Paul begins to unfold in detail in Romans 9:6-13. Paul's anguish for…
Romans chapters 9-11 are challenging in a number of ways as Paul contemplates the relationship of Israel and God now that the Messiah has come and they largely rejected Him.…
The first 8 chapters of Romans are a beautiful, detailed unfolding of the Gospel. To prepare for our restarting of Romans next Sunday, I did a review of the first…
This Sunday, I spent some time reflecting on God's goodness towards us over the past three years, who are we and hat we value. We also discussed our future and…
In Psalm 19, we see David declare the glory of God and praise God for how He has revealed it to His creation. We see that God is eternal and…
Psalm 28 is an example of a Psalm of reorientation. David shows us how we ought to pray in times of distress, as we reorient our hearts to who God…