Tuesday, August 20, 2013

The fearful judgment of God - not being able to obey.

It is always fearful to read Romans 1:26' "Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts."  What an awful judgement when a man or woman cannot get obedience & love for God from himself. Augustine says, "The punishment of a man's disobedience is found in himself, when he in his turn cannot get obedience even from himself."

Monday, August 5, 2013

Who do I give myself to?

Read Romans 12:1-2.  We can give ourselves to God to advance his glory here now on earth because of his great gospel of grace.  So it is much better for me to give myself up to his love than give myself up to loving myself and living for me. Of course as Christians we are still often tempted to love ourselves first, but we know this is stupid.  So thanks be to God by the gospel we are awakened out of sleep to see we are risen with Christ to give ourselves to him.