Stephen now concludes his speech: Acts 7:51–8:1 (NASB95) 51 “You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised Having said this, he fell asleep. 8 Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. - Stephen was chosen as a deacon because he was a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; Acts 6:8

ponder the invisible things of God: his eternal power and his divinity, as the apostle Paul says in Romans

punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.” 8   Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 28: The Obligations of Church Members

(Romans 9:19). Paul answers this vexing question in today's passage.

of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. 28 those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. 30

The Canons cited Romans 3:23, which isn't surprising because it's such a foundational verse which we'll

Today: Romans 15

John 4:39-42 (NIV) CONTEXT: Jesus has just finished His famous encounter with the Samaritan woman at Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman's testimony!   And so it is that the woman's neighbors want to know more about Jesus. Even the testimony of the Samaritan woman at the well. Today: Romans 1

Three times Pilate tried to reason with the chief priests, even stating that Herod, a second Roman official

It may not get the love that Romans does, but Hebrews shows how Jesus fulfilled the requirements found