What Shall I Render

Let the redeemed of the LORD say this . . . Let them give thanks to the LORD for His unfailing love and wonderful deeds for men - Ps 107.

God provided the sacrifice for Abraham and Isaac. God has provided the sacrifice which satisfies His justice on our behalf (Isa 53; Gen 22; Rom 3:25-26).

The gospel message points out our failure, so that we may be saved and transformed by God's solution: His righteousness made available to us in Christ.

First understanding the bad news (the diagnosis) can help us understand and be certain of the good news (the cure).

The gospel calls us to salvation and to transformation.

The sufferings of this life cannot defeat the hope that is ours in Christ. Rom 5:1-5

God gave us nature, an inherent desire for what is moral and just. He gave the Jews divine religious privilege. Yet, not any of these resulted in righteousness being performed by sinners.

Righteousness is the requirement for salvation from unrighteousness. The gospel message is the revelation of what God is offering us, in Christ Jesus.

Rom 3:9-20 - People on their own are not powerful to overcome their own unrighteousness. God alone paid the price for us to have His righteousness and the freedom it affords (Rom 3:21-26; 6:14-18).

Everything we need has been given us, our knowledge of Christ Jesus and God's great, precious, and powerful promises are given us through the apostles and prophets. These are enough to transform us to be like Jesus and escape the corruption in the world (2Pet 1:3-4, 19-22).

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We follow or become like what we worship/glorify. If we follow vanity, we become vain (Jer 2:5; 2Kngs 17:15; Rom 1:21-32).

The gospel message is powerful to save our souls and transform our lives! Rom 1:1-17.

Mankind has no way to accomplish righteousness or freedom from unrighteousness, on our own (Rom 1:18-3:8). The gospel is the revelation of God's solution for our unrighteousness and its dominion over sinners.

The gospel regarding Jesus, deals with our greatest problem, unrighteousness and its solution. We must hear its message. Rom 1:16-17; 2:16; Acts 17:31; Rom 3:9; 6:14

Righteousness is the requirement for fellowship with God. Righteousness is available to us - there is no better news for sinners! Rom 1:16-17

The word of God will guide lives sustain our hearts! God grant us eyes to see the wonderful things in Your word, in Jesus' name we pray.

Our love for Christ calls us to live humbly and unafraid! (Jn 21)

The power of truth is available to those willing to come into the light and see clearly God's purpose for them (Jn 3:19-21; 8:12; Col 1:13; Rom 5:21).

Remembering to focus on what we seek will keep us from being distracted by our plans and our failures. Keeping our eyes on Him will see us through the hard things of life (Jn 1:1-18; Jn 21).

By Jesus' resurrection, God has confirmed the deity of His Son, the sufficiency of His sacrifice and declared Jesus' defeat of death, bringing life and immortality to light. (2Tim 1:10; Jn 20)

We may want many things in life, but we must remember to evaluate what are we sacrificing and will it be worth it, in the end?

John plainly tells us that human effort is not the source of eternal life. Jesus brings life, trusting Him is our access to that life in His name.

The value of truth is bound up in the things it regards. The thing of greatest value for us is our souls, because they are not temporary. Therefore, the confidence we get from the truth concerning our souls is priceless! (Jn 1:1-18 and Jn 14-17)

The recorded miracles of Jesus are a call to see Him as He is and give absolute evidence of His authority. If you do not hear the message of His authority, you will not find life in His name. (Deut 18:14-19; Jn 1:10-13; 15:18-26)