Contemplative Bible Reading

Romans 1:16-17 (New Living Translation) 16 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. 17 This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by […]

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Romans 8:5-7 (New English Translation) 5 For those who live according to the flesh have their outlook shaped by the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit have their outlook shaped by the things of the Spirit. 6 For the outlook of the flesh is death, but the outlook of the Spirit […]

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Romans 2:1 (New Living Translation) You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse! When you say they are wicked and should be punished, you are condemning yourself, for you who judge others do these very same things. Who, me? Just as bad? This must […]

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Romans 1:25 (New Living Translation) They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. This is a problem in man. We worship the first thing we see. We don’t tend to look beyond the […]

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Romans 1:16-17 (New Living Translation) 16 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. 17 This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish […]

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Romans 14:17 (New International Version 2011) For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, Items of major importance: righteousness peace joy in the Holy Spirit Items of minor importance: eating drinking Let’s move on.

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Romans 13:13 (New International Version 2011) Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. This is a bad list, but what is the last one doing there? Is jealousy as bad as these others in the list? What is […]

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Luke 11 (New International Version 2011) 42 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone. Jesus is speaking to the Pharisees. Those […]

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Proverbs 25:21-22 (New International Version 2011) 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. 22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you. This proverb is quoted in the New Testament in Romans 12. […]

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Romans 1:5 (New International Version 2010) Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake. Fascinating combination of words: obedience faith Faith: I haven’t seen anything from the natural sciences to prove that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ, yet I […]

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