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Dead to Sin

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Don Merritt

Romans 6:1-14 Last time, we covered the first four verses of this section (6:1-4) where the idea of being dead to the old way of living was introduced; now in the rest of the passage Paul develops this idea further … Continue reading →

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On to the next section…

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Don Merritt

We have now completed the first two main sections of Romans, and so far we have discovered that no one can be saved by the law, for the law condemns us all (1:18-3:20). In the second section, we discovered that … Continue reading →

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A Pause to Regroup

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Don Merritt

We have now completed the second main section of the book of Romans, and I thought this would be an opportune moment to pause and regroup. The purpose for writing this section was to demonstrate that while humanity, both Jew … Continue reading →

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The All-Sufficiency of the Sacrifice of Christ

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Don Merritt

Romans 5:12-21 The NIV (and other translations as well) has added a subtitle at the beginning of this section which says “Death Through Adam; Life Through Christ”. To the editors of the NIv I have two things to say to … Continue reading →

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Our Hope

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Don Merritt

Romans 5:1-11 We have been reconciled to God through Jesus Christ. Let’s see a show of hands: How many of you were really excited when you read that first sentence? Interesting… Can we read these verses and say, “yep, that’s … Continue reading →

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In the Garden

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Don Merritt

It was a garden where the great event took place, the event that both confirmed and changed everything, for you see, that garden tomb is empty!  In a sense, our rebirth took place in a garden. I can’t speak for … Continue reading →

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Glory!

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Don Merritt

John 21:1-14 The disciples got out of the city and went back to Galilee, probably a smart move. One evening at the Sea of Galilee, Peter suddenly announced that he was going fishing, and all seven of them got into … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: April 15, 2017

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Don Merritt

If you happened to catch Tuesday’s “Bonus Post” about Rome, you might have noticed a couple of things that give us insight into God’s workings in our world. Two of these, I thought would make an interesting little discussion for … Continue reading →

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Unbreakable Grace

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Don Merritt

Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the … Continue reading →

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The End of Circumcision

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Don Merritt

Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness. Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was … Continue reading →

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