The Contented Life
Being content has to do with the state of happiness and satisfaction. Ask yourself about what could be the source of your happiness and satisfaction. For one, it’s family. For another, it’s their career. For someone else, it could be money in the bank, etc.! Now, imagine that everything, whatever that may […]
The Kingdom of God
The “Kingdom of God,” is the last theme to look at based on Paul’s letter to the Romans. It builds on what we’ve seen before: We are all sinners. The Righteousness of God as our only way out. Obedience. God grafts us in making us His children. A new way of thinking. Below is […]
A New Way of Thinking
In the section before the last in the letter to the Romans, Paul begins talking about a new way of thinking, which results from all the other themes he has discussed in previous chapters: All people are sinners. We find hope through The Righteousness of God. Obedience to God and God’s word through faith […]
God’s Judgments Are Unsearchable and Inscrutable
In this fourth section of the letter to the Romans, Paul raises the following question: “has God rejected His people?” In other words, he is elaborating on how God operates when it comes to His covenant with Abraham whose descendants are the people of Israel. It’s also important to review the previous chapters in […]
In Christ, We Receive New Life
In this third section of Paul’s letter to the Romans, we discover the anatomy of how we move from ungodly ways of life (or unrighteousness) to living in a way that is more pleasing to God. Also, we explore how God has made it all possible, drawing on Paul’s letter, for us all to […]
God Saves Us Through Jesus Christ
The second section in Paul’s letter builds on the first, which we discussed previously under the theme that “when humans are alienated us from God.” [bctt tweet=”By nature (as human being), and starting from the day we are born, we are programmed to disobey God. And, that’s because of Adam and Eve’s disobedience to […]
When Humans Are Alienated from God
This reflection is the first in the study series of Paul’s letter to the Romans. In this part, we focus on chapter 1 through the first half of chapter 3. First, let’s point out that this letter is the longest we have in the New Testament. Paul wrote it from Corinth around the years […]
We’re a Community of Believers
Vital Churches are a community of believers! In other words, they thrive to look like the first community of believers we read about in Acts 2: 42-47, And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many […]
Grief to Triumph
“Grief to Triumph” is the last in the series of how to handle changes within and around us. The rest of the article will help you first understand the anatomy of grief. Then, we will talk about how to move from grief to triumph. The Anatomy of Grief [bctt tweet=”Grief is […]
Hate to Love
“Hate to Love” is the next in our series. The other reflections we’ve studied so far as Fear to Hope, Anger to Gratitude, and Sadness to Joy. Hate is the opposite to love. That’s why it is important to understand hate, which will enable us to better work on ourselves. Here’s how most […]
