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My Journey/The Bible/5-18-14

My Journey/The Bible/5-18-14

Romans 5 (New International Version)

 

Peace and Joy

 

1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. 6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! 10 For if, when we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11 Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

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  6. brothpaulrunning

    YES SISTER Betty B. WE ALL MUST NEVER FORGET THAT YAHSHUA SHED HIS OWN PRECIOUS BLOOD UPON THE CROSS ON MOUNT CALVARY, SO THAT EACH OF US WHO HAVE ACCEPTED HIM AS OUR PERSONAL SAVOIR, WILL ALWAYS BE JUSTIFIED

    May 18, 2014 at 11:13 am

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  7. pnissila

    What a wonderful reminder with which to start off the day! I have little wooden “peace” and “joy” words sitting on my desk at work. 🙂 Even in these days, we get to experience these emotions, “spiritual fruit.” And I think the reminder is essential. I just learned the other day that when we are stressed (and the temptation to be so seems to increase exponentially these dark days) the overproduction of stress hormones can inhibit the critical thinking process. I suppose that’s why “shock and awe” are so effective. At any rate, God means for us to have “sound minds” and the “peace that passes understanding” is a very real, physiological part of that. Joy may be the icing on the cake, no?

    May 18, 2014 at 1:28 pm

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