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Two thousand years ago, 7,000 Israelites refused to bow the knee to Baal. Today, the pressure on the Church is identical: compromise with the culture to find acceptance. But God’s promise stands firm. The external force seeks to whisper the serpent’s ancient lie, “Did God really say?” Discover how to reject that compromise, stand with the faithful remnant, and allow God to make your heart shine like the dawn.
If the church never offends, it’s no longer the church—it’s just the world’s echo with better lighting.
The risen Christ left a folded face cloth in the tomb—His silent signature that the work is fully, finally done.
Yet how many turn His sending into striving, His commission into a ladder of performance:
“Do more, give more, build more—or you’re failing Me.”
That voice is not His.
“It is finished,” He whispers.
Rest in the doing of Another, and from that rest bear witness that the war is over.
Most people read Romans 1:1–7 as a polite hello.
They are wrong.
Paul begins with thunder: God sovereignly appoints, sets apart, promises, declares, calls, and saves — all before we ever move a finger. Election is not hidden in Romans 9; it is blazing in the very first lines.
This short Bible study from my morning notes shows plainly:
Paul was chosen, not a chooser.
Gentiles were always saved by grace alone.
The resurrection crowned Jesus as Lord.
Faith obeys because it is already saved.
“Called” means God decides who belongs to Christ.
No free-will myths survive these seven verses.
Only boasting in the Lord remains.
Come. Let Romans 1 kill your pride and heal your heart.
Many believers feel alone in church, even surrounded by smiling faces and full pews. The sermon stirs your soul, yet no one wants to talk about it afterward. This ache is not failure—it is one of the quiet marks of a heart truly born again. Discover why Christian loneliness points to life in Christ, and find biblical comfort for the pilgrim road.
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Grace frees you from sin’s chains. The Spirit empowers you to walk in new life. Trust-filled obedience keeps you free. Discover how Scripture answers: What is grace for? Why obey? How to know the real Holy Spirit? (Romans 6:1-14)
David’s census of self-reliance cost 70,000 lives in a plague (2 Samuel 24). See how it traps us today—and escape through Spirit dependence, not struggle.
“I feel called.” We’ve all said it—or felt it. But the apostles never stopped at feelings. Paul always pointed to Scripture: “It is written.”
What if our sincerest convictions need testing against God’s timeless order? From cultural pressures to pragmatic shortcuts, churches quietly drift—prioritizing experience over divine design.
Ahead: a gentle, historical look at how this happened, key texts unpacked (Eph. 4; 1 Tim. 2), and biblical steps to realign every call with God’s full counsel.
Let’s move from feeling to Scripture—boldly, humbly, together.
