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Saved by tradition? – Romans 9
March 16, 2013 - Romans 9
Dear Saints,
Today we prayerfully continue our
Feast in Romans 9. When I went into the
military at the age of eighteen, the process by which we were inducted was
like an assembly line. There we had
lines for clothing, haircuts, physicals, shots, etc… We were organized by
groups and as we went through the induction process we stayed in our place
just as we were organized. The
one person making my dog tags said to me; “Religion?” To which I replied; “What are the choices?” He looked up at me and said; “Are you
Catholic?” When I answered no he said;
“Protestant” finished my dog tags and put them in my hands. The reason I remember this I was a
Christian by tradition. Had the man
said are you a Christian I would have said yes! I knew that everyone in my family were
Christians therefore so was I. Not
because of faith in Jesus however, it was because of family tradition. “32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were
based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone, 33 as it is
written,
“Behold, I
am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
and whoever believes in him will not be
put to shame.”” Romans 9:32-33, English
Standard Version (ESV). It was ok
because I thought Christianity, Jesus and heaven were more like a story told
to keep people in line. Along those
lines I thought that it was a good tradition and therefore I was a Christian
by birthright. I didn’t have a
relationship with Jesus that would lead to life, faith and salvation. I was lost and it didn’t bother me because
I thought I was saved by tradition, a good man. “Put
on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts,
kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,” Colossians 3:12 ESV. As a traditional Christian not only wasn’t
I saved but I had none of the qualities mentioned in this verse. Praise God! I didn’t die in combat; I lived
until I was convinced what a miserable condition I was in. When I realized
that I needed Jesus, he was there holding out his arms for me. The truth is some treat the Church like a
club that you can join if you’re invited.
If you measure up to the standard of the current club members. There may be fellowship without faith in
Jesus. Without faith in Jesus there is
there is no hope or love and no future. There is no salvation in tradition or
the law. No one is saved without a
personal relationship with Jesus.
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“let it be known to all of you and to all the people of
Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom
God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well. And
there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven
given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:10, 12 ESV.
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Saturday, March 16, 2013
Saved by tradition? – Romans 9
Friday, March 15, 2013
Dressed for victory! – Romans 8
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Dressed for victory! – Romans 8
March 15, 2013 - Romans 8
Dear Saints,
Today we prayerfully continue our Feast in Romans 8. Saints we are among the believers who are
separated in Jesus from condemnation. We share in the privileges as the children
of God through Jesus. We who know Jesus
and have faith in Him. We have hope through Jesus when under attacks of the
world. The Holy Spirit gives us peace and guides us
in prayer. The love of God is in our interest as we serve Jesus. We hold on to the promise that through
Christ we will have victory over worldly things. “37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor
angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor
height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate
us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:24-25, English Standard Version
(ESV). Not only do we have faith in
Jesus we rejoice in the power of His might.
God prepares us for whatever duty He gives us! “let it be known
to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him
this man is standing before you well. And there is salvation in no one else,
for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be
saved.” ” Acts 4:10, 12 ESV. Our Lord died so that we would have victory
over whatever the world challenges us with.
God dresses us and the Holy Spirit supports us for victory in Jesus
(see 1 Thessalonians 5:7-9 ESV). In
God’s army we are clothed in God’s armor.
The following quote is from; “THE
HOLY SPIRIT IS CALLING 03/10/13 # 516” Shared by R.L. Waters
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“For
this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and
virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with
steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly
affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are
yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful
in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 1:5-8 ESV.
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
Constant battles – Romans 7
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Constant battles – Romans 7
March 14, 2013 - Romans 7
Dear Saints,
Today we prayerfully continue our Feast in Romans 7. Saints we are united to Christ Jesus, to go
forth gathering good fruit unto God. The
law is excellent in its functioning as it tells us how to live. There is no salvation in God’s law because
it is used to shed light on our sinful nature in the flesh. The spiritual battle
rages between our corrupt flesh and God’s
grace while we live in the flesh. “24 Wretched
man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 Thanks be to
God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God
with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.” Romans 8:24-25, English Standard Version
(ESV). We must have faith in Jesus to
overcome this battle between our spirit and flesh. “For
this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and
virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with
steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly
affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are
yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful
in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
2 Peter 1:5-8 ESV. We have the
need to nurture our faith in Jesus? Is
this possible can we grow our faith in Jesus?
The answer is a resounding yes (see Romans 10:17)! In order to be effective and fruitful we
must feast in the Word God gave us regularly.
God gave us the Word that we may have life abundantly. A sin free life is an abundant life. Give
God all the glory for our righteousness is in Jesus and not of ourselves.
If Jesus is calling you right now see the following quote from; The Feast, “The
down side? – Romans 5” use it as a
guide to ask Jesus to free you from a sinful life;
If you don’t know where to turn or what to
do next, please send Pastor Glen Aycock an email right now! His email address is;
pastorglenaycock@gmail.com. He will
feel blessed to point you to a bible believing church.
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“And we know that for those who love God all things work
together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose” Romans
8:28 ESV.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The upside is? – Romans 6
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The upside is? – Romans 6
March 13, 2013 - Romans 6
Dear Saints,
Today we prayerfully continue
our Feast in Romans 6. Saints we must die to sin and have faith
that Jesus delivered us. Living a life
of sin can only lead to death because God will not tolerate sin in heaven. God sent his son Jesus to deliver us (justified
as if we never sinned) Jesus is our righteousness which sets us free from sin.
“18 Therefore, as one trespass led to
condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification
and life for all men. 19 For as by the one man's disobedience the many were
made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.
20 Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased,
grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also
might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:18-21, English Standard Version (ESV). Only through faith in Jesus can we be delivered
from the ways of this world. There is no
fuzzy logic here. The hour we accept
Jesus and turn from our sin we are born into the new life everlasting. “And we know that for those who love God all things work
together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose” Romans
8:28 ESV. When we receive our new
sinless life, we have purpose in Jesus.
His purpose is that none should perish. Our calling is to shed our light for all
men to see our freedom from sin and our relationship with Jesus. This relationship is more meaningful than
living in sin! The upside is that all
things work to the good for those who choose to invite Jesus into their
heart. For the abundance of life that
faith in Jesus gives us, we give God all the glory!
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“3 His divine power
has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the
knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, 4 by which he
has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them
you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the
corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.” 2 Peter 1:4 ESV.
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