Paul’s Letter to the Romans
A good toe-nail is not an unsuccessful attempt at a brain: and if it were conscious it would delight in being simply a good toe-nail.
– C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963),
Paul’s Letter to the Romans
Unity in diversity is not only possible among God’s people, it is part of God’s gracious plan.
This evening, we will get together for Week 11 of 12 in our “Make Disciples.” series. Below you will find links to an overview of the full 12 weeks and for the eleventh area on the map, Experiencing God’s Power: Spiritual Gifts.
During the 12 weeks, we are addressing areas on a comprehensive discipleship map. After discussing each area, we will try to establish Milestones that would provide evidence of personal spiritual growth – markers that we work toward.
Paul’s Letter to the Romans
Martin Luther call this letter “the purest gospel.” Romans begins with grace and takes us into “the obedience of faith.”
We are united to Christ; the living stones are joined to the cornerstone. In that way the church becomes the true house of God. Peter’s language is corporate. He thinks of the spiritual temple, not as the body of an individual believer, but as the body of believers, the company of those who are joined to Christ.
– Edmund Clowney (1917 – 2005)
Prompted by the prophecies of Jeremiah, Daniel turns to prayer. The result is further prophetic insight.
Longfellow translated the words of a German poet (Friedrich von Logau) like this:
“Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience stands He waiting, with exactness grinds He all.”
The point is that God’s judgment, though it may not come quickly by our standards, is certain and very exact.
