Month: December 2020

Though they know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them. Romans 1:32 Many times, at work, I’ve brought in some unhealthy snack with no intention of eating it myself. I bring it for my coworkers in a…
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God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless,…
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Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. Romans 1:22-23 Every once in a while, I hear this advice from someone regarding eating. Listen to your body. If you’re hungry, eat. Your body knows what it…
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For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. Romans 1:19-20 A…
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For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. Romans 1:18 The worst enemy of the addict is probably the truth. Any active addict with a shred of a conscience must live in a fantasy world of his own making, simply…
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The righteous shall live by faith. Romans 1:17 As my son and I were recently hiking in the mountains, we decided to go off trail, making our own way. We bushwhacked for an hour up to the top of a steep ridge and then had a choice to make. We knew how to get back…
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For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Romans 1:16 It’s Christmas, which means I run into a lot of people wishing me a Merry Christmas. Christmas is, of course, a Christian holiday…
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I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. Romans 1:14 It’s not uncommon for those seeking recovery to simply not want to go to recovery meetings. I just don’t get anything out of it. It’s a waste of time. I’ve complained of the same thing…
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I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. Romans 1:11-12 As a physician, I am of course, in support of efforts to slow the spread of Covid-19. In making the…
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. . . Without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God’s will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you . . . Romans 1:9-11 When my wife and…
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