Romans 14:1-23 Again, as with yesterday and the day before, an item for today: For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. (v. 7) I’m going to express an opinion here, my own observation on vaccinations. To me it’s a public health issue more than an individual decision. For …
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October 2 / Romans 13:1-14
Romans 13:1-14 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. (v. 2) I posted last year (see the first link below) about the then-upcoming Presidential election (November 2020) and how one side would be deeply troubled and the other side joyfully elated. But I suspected back …
October 1 / Romans 12:1-21
Romans 12:1-21 I mention in the first link below a sermon given by Archbishop Beach last year entitled “Wake Up, America!” You can listen to the sermon here. Also, here is a link to an article written about the sermon that lists many of the details in his talk: https://virtueonline.org/wake-america-acna-archbishop-says-church-america-has-been-co-opted-culture. Both items are worth a …
October 2021 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Oct Romans 12:1-21 21 02-Oct Romans 13:1-14 14 03-Oct Romans 14:1-23 23 04-Oct Romans 15:1-33 33 05-Oct Romans 16:1-27 27 06-Oct Acts 20:1-16 16 07-Oct Acts 20:17-38 22 08-Oct Acts 21:1-26 26 09-Oct Acts 21:27-40 14 10-Oct Acts 22:1-29 29 11-Oct Acts 22:30-23:35 36 12-Oct Acts 24:1-27 27 13-Oct Philippians 1:1-30 30 …
September 30 / Romans 11:1-36
Romans 11:1-36 Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them. (vv. 13-14) I have been fascinated and confused all along about Paul speaking about the Jews in …
September 29 / Romans 10:1-21
Romans 10:1-21 …they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. (vv. 2-3) Here Paul is speaking of the Jews, and while he seemingly lauds their zeal, he also points out that …
September 28 / Romans 9:1-33
Romans 9:1-33 I did not count how many times my Study Bible used the word “faith” in its notes to today’s reading. But as I read the text without the notes, what seems clear to me is not an issue of faith, but one of obedience. So now I’m struggling with trying to understand faith …
September 27 / Romans 8:18-39
Romans 8:18-39 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good… (v. 28a) My Study Bible also offers a second translation for the second half of this verse: …God works all things together for good… Either translation supports the notion that when we pray for particular situations or outcomes, …
September 26 / Romans 8:1-17
Romans 8:1-17 If the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. (v. 11) Most of us would like to interpret this verse as God promising eternal life …
September 25 / Romans 7:1-25
Romans 7:1-25 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. (vv. 22-23) Particularly in these two verses, but also throughout the …