"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in...
"What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter? If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about-but not before God. What does Scripture say? 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited...
"We have been saying that Abraham's faith was credited to him as righteousness. Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after, but before! And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that...
"Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, So shall your offspring be. Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead-since he was about a hundred years...
(To access the entire "Radical Grace From the Book of Romans" devotional series, please click here.)"The words 'it was credited to him' were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness-for us who believe in him who raised Jesus...
"I sinned with a high hand," he said.Though nurtured by a Christian mother during his early years, John Newton followed in his father's image after his mother died of tuberculosis. He lost his first job with the merchant navy because of "unsettled behavior and...
The battle had been fierce and merciless. Within five hours, more than 6,300 Union soldiers were dead or wounded on the battlefield of Fredericksburg. December 13, 1862 would be remembered for its atrocities.At twilight, a light snow began to fall and temperatures...