faith in Christ - even the strongest faith, like what Paul had - is not enough to fully eradicate the effects It's through Christ that you are already declared righteous and some day will fully delivered from "this

The bigger problem is the holy wrath of God, whose perfectly just nature makes it necessary for Him to lash out in righteous anger against even the slightest trespass (v3b). Even if, somehow, you could escape death, you'd still have to face a perfectly good God's unmitigated

initial mandate and His command to Noah is stark: even though God had cleansed the world of sin's worst effects Abortion, euthanasia and licentious living that ignores the life shortening effects of unhealthy food drink and bad habits are all symptoms of our disassociation of mankind as the image bearer of a holy, righteous LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you will see God's image in every person you see, and that you will effectively

Often times the conventional wisdom is that in order to be saved, you need to do the best you can to be righteous

And so God decreed  to give to Christ those chosen for salvation,  and to call and draw them effectively In other words, we'll be continually exploring and learning in the perfected new heavens and earth .

Either Jesus is not a perfect savior, or those who in true faith accept this savior have in him all they The presence or absence of a single word can have a significant effect on the meaning of a passage.

Either Jesus is not a perfect savior, or those who in true faith accept this savior have in him all they

Confession of Faith, Article 20: The Justice and Mercy of God in Christ We believe that God— who is perfectly goodness and mercy on us, who are guilty and worthy of damnation, giving to us his Son to die, by a most perfect

his amazing Damascus Road experience, where he was instantly converted to Christ while traveling to persecute (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: The God of our fathers, who has revealed His will and has sent His Righteous

all of creation, had come down to walk in the garden and enjoy the cool of the day in and with His perfect The gospel (good news) here is that life will continue, but in perspective this is barely good news at