Grace Nuggets

Today, we finish up our study of the book of Romans. In the final chapter, Paul calls out those believers who labor with him for the gospel of Jesus Christ and have been an encouragement to him.

Today, we finish up Romans 15 with Paul expressing his desire to see the believers at Rome and explaining his ministry to the Gentiles.

Today we look at Romans 15:8-12 and God's desire to bless the Gentiles as well. It is important to remember that the promises and covenants of the Old Testament were given to Israel, not the Gentiles. But in the Body of Christ, Jew and Gentile possess equal standing and blessings.

Today, we start our study of Romans 15 and Paul's admonition for us to be likeminded in Christ toward one another in love.

We conclude our study of Romans 14 with the question of are we allowing our liberties to cause other believers to be offended and stumble?

We continue our look at the Judgment Seat of Christ as presented by Paul in Romans 14:10-12.

As we continue our study of Romans 14, we look at a topic every believer needs to understand and live in the truth of-the Judgment Seat of Christ.

In this episode, we begin chapter 14 as Paul covers the issue of doubtful things, or those grey areas in believers' lives, and the attitude of grace that needs to be displayed to the Body of Christ.

Today we finish up Romans 13 by looking at the admonition of Paul for the believer to clothe themselves with the Lord Jesus Christ in their walk against the darkness of the current age that we are living in.    

We continue our study of Romans 13 and the obligation of believer to love one another and thus fulfill the law of Christ

Today, we look at the believer's relationship to the government, regardless of the type of government they live under. We also look at 1 Timothy 2:1-2 and 1 Peter 2:13-23.

In this episode, we finish up Romans 12 and the love of Christ to be demonstrated to those who persecute and do evil to us and not to retaliate in like manner.

We continue our study of Romans 12, focusing on verses as to how members of the Body of Christ should be interacting with each other based upon the love of Christ.

In this episode, we look at Romans 12:4-8. These verses emphasize the truths that every believer is a member of the Body of Christ, placed there by God for a specific function and given a spiritual gift. This is for the purpose of uplifting the Body of Christ and fellow members/believers.

Today, we look at one verse, Romans 12:3, and how the believer needs to have the correct evaluation of themselves which only comes from God's word and the renewing of our minds.                                            

In this episode, we now turn our attention to the practical section of Romans and the admonition for the believer to present themselves to God on the basis of God's mercies found in the 11 previous chapters of Romans.

Today, we finish our study of Romans 9-11 and see what is the relationship of Israel to the Church. Paul also clearly presents that God's promises are never retracted and will always find their fulfillment as they will in Israel when Christ returns to set up His kingdom.

Today, we focus on Romans 11:25 and defining what it the "fullness of Gentiles"; how it clearly presents the truth that Israel has only temporarily been set aside, and how it is different from the "times of the Gentiles" found in Luke 21:24.

Today, we look at Romans 11:16-24 and the illustrations of the lump and the branches and how they apply to Israel and the Gentiles.

We continue our study of Romans 11 as we look at verses 11-15 and God's use of the gospel being preached to the Gentiles to provoke the nation of Israel to jealousy.

We now turn our attention to Romans 11, in which God makes it absolutely clear that He has not cast away the nation of Israel nor forsaken His promises to them.

Today, we finish up Romans 10 looking at the rejection of the gospel by the nation of Israel and the preaching of it to the Gentiles.

Today, we look at Romans 10:11-15 in which Paul writes that for the Jew in this present age, they have the opportunity to believe on Jesus Christ for salvation just like the Gentile does.

In this episode, we continue our study of Romans 10, looking at verses 10:5-11 and that availability of the gospel to all, both Jew and Gentile.

Today, we start our study of Romans 10, looking at verses 1-4. Paul again restates his desire from Romans 9 of his desire for the nation of Israel and their salvation. He also states their problem which caused their rejection of Jesus Christ: self-righteousness.

Today, we finish our look at Romans 9 and how the nation of Israel stumbled at the person of Jesus Christ by trying to obtain righteousness through the keeping of the law, and how the Gentiles attained the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ and His finished work on the cross.

Today, we look at Romans 9:22-29 and that through the disobedience of Israel, God will reach out and offer salvation to the Gentiles.

In this episode, we look at Romans 9:14-21 and the illustration of the Lord hardening Pharaoh's heart. In our study, we look at the details of the events and people in Exodus which will give us the correct view of God's Word.

We continue our study of Romans 9 and the issue of God's sovereignty and the nation of Israel. In this episode, we look at Romans 9:6-13 and the examples of Isaac and Jacob.

Today, we begin our study of Romans chapter 9 by looking at verses 1-5, which highlight Paul's divine love for the nation of Israel and the blessings that God gave to them in the Old Testament.

Today, we begin our study of Romans 9-11 which deal with God's sovereignty and faithfulness to the promises that He made to the nation of Israel. Paul asks, and answers, the following question: In the light of God focusing on the Church during this current time, are the promises to Israel still valid? The answer is a resounding YES!

In this episode, we conclude our look at Romans 8 and the remaining of Paul's seven questions that demonstrate that nothing or no one can separate the believer from God's love for us through Jesus Christ. Amen.

In this episode, we begin our look at the seven questions of Romans 8:31-39 regarding God's eternal purpose for every believer and their security in Jesus Christ

We continue our look at God's eternal purpose for the believer and what should our response be to the marvelous truths of Romans 8:28-30.

In this episode, we look at Romans 8:28-29 and the marvelous eternal purpose of God for every believer.

Today, we are looking at Romans 8:26-27 and the Spirit's role as the believer's intercessor before the Father

Today we look at Romans 8:18-25 and the glorious truth that the present sufferings that the believer endures do not outweigh the eternal glory which will be revealed as a result of us trusting Christ for our walk. 

We continue our look at Romans 8:12-17 which presents the wonderful truth of adoption (the believer being adopted into God's family as adult sons) and all its benefits: its fulfillment in the receiving of our glorified bodies; our privilege of calling God our Father (Abba Father) and as heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ.

In this episode, we look at Romans 8:12-15 which presents the adoption of the believer. This is our position in Christ in which the believer has been placed as an adult son with all its benefits and privileges. 

In this episode, we are looking at Romans 8:5-11 and the contrast as to walking according to the flesh or walking/living according to the Spirit.

In this episode, we begin our study of Romans 8. It is in this chapter that Paul provides the divine resource given to every believer for victory over sin: the Holy Spirit.

As we conclude our look at Romans 7, we agree with Paul that the law cannot sanctify the believer and that all we can do is cry out "Wretched man that I am."

We continue our look at Romans 7 and the believer's deliverance from the law. Paul uses his own experience to show that the law cannot produce life within the believer, only death.

In this episode, we look at Romans 7:7-10, continuing the truth that the believer is dead to the law through Christ.

In this episode we begin our look at Romans 7 and ask the question: Is the believer under the law? The answer is an emphatic no as the believer is dead to the law and now married, or joined, to Christ.

Today, we conclude our look at Romans 6 and how the believer yielded to God can bear eternal fruit for His glory.

In this episode we continue our study of Romans 6 and the sanctification of the believer. Today, we look at the basis for the believer yielding themselves to God.

We continue our study in Romans 6 focusing on the truth that not only has the believer died with Christ, but that we are to live with Christ in submission to the Father as a result of our union with Christ's death, burial, and resurrection.

We continue our study of Romans 6 and the wonderful truth that the believer has died with Christ. The purpose of this is that we should no longer be slaves to our sin nature in our walks and we can choose to walk in fellowship with our Lord Jesus Christ.

Today we begin our study of Romans 6 and the sanctification (setting apart) of the believer in our walk based upon Christ's death for us.