Category: “Amazing Grace” Series

Romans 3:23-24 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,”  This is a powerhouse of a verse. It is one of the most widely used passages in explaining how justification and salvation work. You could spend hours digging into the terms in this verse,  like “glory”, “justified” and “redemption.” One of the resources that we

Romans 5:1 “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” The weight loss industry makes over $72 billion a year. And if you’re like me, you might have contributed a bit to that number. Diet after diet promises to melt away the pounds by one means or another – no carbs, or no fat, just bananas or no bananas, counting points, counting calories, or counting steps. It’s

Galatians 2:20-21  “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.”  The question, “How do you identify?” is ever-present

Galatians 2:15-16“We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.” “Membership has its privileges” – touted American Express in the