Romans 5-8
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There is so much goodness within these chapters! Here’s just a little something from
each chapter:
Romans 5:3-5 -
“Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that
suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character,
hope. And hope does not disappoint
us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
whom he has given us.”
Those who know Jesus are never without hope even in suffering
because His love is poured out into our hearts. There have been so many times when I’ve gone to God in
prayer feeling completely overwhelmed by the stress in my life and end up
feeling completely overwhelmed by His great love for me so that everything else
fades away.
Romans 6:1-2 -
“What shall we say, then? Shall we
go on sinning so that grace may increase?
By no means! We died to
sin; how can we live in it any longer?
Sometimes the whole idea of grace can be a little much to grasp,
and I know people have asked questions like Paul brings up. Jesus paid the price for our sins and
we are forgiven, but does that mean we go on sinning? … Quite the
opposite.
Romans 7:15,
18b-19 – “I do not understand what I do.
For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. For I have the desire to do what is
good, but I cannot carry it out.
For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want
to do—this I keep on doing.”
No matter how hard I try I can’t overcome sin by myself. It is within me, and I will constantly
battle with it. What’s the answer? Jesus – who rescues us from sin and
death.
Romans 8:15, 28,
31, 37, 39b – “For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to
fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. (*adoption)”
“And we know that
in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been
called according to his purpose.”
“If God is for
us, who can be against us?” “We
are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” “Nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God
that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
If Romans is the most important book in the Bible, then Romans
chapter 8 is the most important chapter.
You could spend a year on this chapter alone! These are just a few of the verses I go to often and am
reminded of His great love and that I am His.
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