Living a Life Worth Living – Writings by Robin McKinley
The Book of Romans is a letter from Paul to the Christians in Rome. Rome was probably the largest city in the world. Paul wrote the letter about the year 57. He probably wrote it while he was living in Corinth.
The Book of Romans shows us how God can save us from the punishment for our evil deeds. And the Book of Romans also teaches how we should live. Some of the important things we can learn from this book are:
The Book of Romans is in the New Testament part of the Bible.
Scripture tells us that the peace of God exceeds anything we can understand. But we can’t experience that peace unless we have peace with God. How do we get peace with God? Paul discusses that at the beginning of Romans 5. Peace, just like everything else in Christianity, must be built upon the foundation of … Read more
The biggest black mark in American history was when slavery was legal. It was a time when people owned other people for the purpose of forced labor. Fortunately, slavery was abolished and those living a life of bondage became free. There is a different type of slavery that has people in bondage today. It’s called … Read more
The Apostle Paul wrote each of his epistles to draw his readers closer to God. In Romans 12 he said you must each present your body as a living sacrifice. Did you ever wonder what that looks like and how we can accomplish it? And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to … Read more
When defending wayward Christians we often quote Romans 8:1. It says, there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. Does that mean that condemnation of wicked people is permissible? No, wicked people will experience God’s Justice. You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you … Read more
I set a goal to write a devotion on all the “3:16s” in the New Testament. Our verse for today in Romans 3 contains only part of its context. The Apostle Paul was telling us it’s important to know how sinful we are. Destruction and misery always follow them. Romans 3:16 Some folks in Paul’s … Read more
We want to live by God’s standards, but we also want to be accepted by the world.
Being a slave to righteousness is wanting to do the right things. It’s wanting to treat others with respect and dignity and with Love and compassion
Only a small part of the population of the human race will choose salvation.
For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ