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God’s Faithfulness. The Gospel according to Paul. Romans chapter 3 verses 1-20. 1.What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? 2. Much in every way! First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God. 3. What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness? 4. Not at all! Let God be true, and every human bei...

The Jews and the Law. The Gospel according to Paul. Romans chapter 2 verses 17-29. 17. Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God; 18. if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; 19. if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark. 20. an instructor of the foolish, a tea...

God’s Righteous Judgment. The Gospel according to Paul. Romans chapter 2 verses 1-16. 1. You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. 2. Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. 3. So when you, a mere human bein...

God’s Wrath Against Sinful Humanity. The Gospel according to Paul. Romans chapter 1 verses 18-32. 18. The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness,  19. since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.  20. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible...

The Prayer of Faith. The gospel according to James. James chapter 5 verses 13-20. 13. Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will...

Patience in Suffering. The gospel according to James. James chapter 5 verses 7-12. 7. Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9. Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters...

Warning to Rich Oppressors. The gospel according to James. James chapter 5 verses 1-6. 1.Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. 2. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. 4. Look! T...

Boasting About Tomorrow. The gospel according to James. James chapter 4 verses 13-12. 13. Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14. Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15. Instead, you ought to say, “If i...

Submit Yourselves to God. The gospel according to James. James chapter 4 verses 1-12. 1. What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?. 2. You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3. When you ask, you do not receive, because you as...

Two Kinds of Wisdom. The gospel according to James. James chapter 3 verses 13-18. 13. Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14. But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15. Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspi...

Taming the Tongue. The gospel according to James. James chapter 3 verses 1-12. 1. Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2. We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check. 3. When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obe...

Faith and Deeds. The gospel according to James. James chapter 2 verses 14-26. 14. What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?. 15. Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is i...

Favoritism Forbidden. The Gospel according to James. James chapter 2 verses 1-13. 1. My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. 2. Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. 3. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good...

Listening and Doing. The Gospel according to James. James chapter 1 verses 19-27. 19. My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20. because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted i...

Trials and Temptations. The Gospel according to James. James chapter 1 verses 2-18. 2. Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds. 3. because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who...

False Teachers and Their Destruction. The gospel accoring to Peter. Second Peter chapter 2 verses 1-21. 1. But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2. Many will follow their depraved conduct and will...

Prophecy of Scripture. The gospel accoring to Peter. Second Peter chapter 1 verses 12-21. 12. So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. 13. I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body,. 14. because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear...

Confirming One’s Calling and Election. The gospel accoring to Peter. Second Peter chapter 1 verses 3-11. 3. His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the...

To the Elders and the Flock. The gospel accoring to Peter. First Peter chapter 5 verses 1-11. 1. To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed: 2. Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing di...

Suffering for Being a Christian. The gospel accoring to Peter. First Peter chapter 4 verses 12-19. 12. Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13. But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. 14. If you are insulted beca...

Living for God. The gospel accoring to Peter. First Peter chapter 4 verses 1-11. 1. Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. 2. As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. 3. For you have spent enough time in the past doing...

Suffering for Doing Good. The gospel accoring to Peter. First Peter chapter 3 verses 8-22. 8. Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 9. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 10. For, “Whoever would love life and see...

Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society. The gospel accoring to Peter. First Peter chapter 2 verses 11-25. To chapter 3 verses 1-7 11. Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. 12. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he vis...

The Living Stone and a Chosen People. The gospel accoring to Peter. First Peter chapter 2 verses 4-10. 4. As you come to him, the living Stone rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him. 5. you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house[a] to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6. For in Scripture it says:...

Be holy. The gospel accoring to Peter. First Peter chapter 1 verses 13-25. 13. Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. 14. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. 15. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for...