tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464880473988273009.post4240554853349338072..comments2023-08-03T07:24:32.950-07:00Comments on mcdowell mountain community church: When in Romans...Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580357454760940654noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464880473988273009.post-41341062981103925712009-02-17T08:00:00.000-07:002009-02-17T08:00:00.000-07:00Verses 18 - 28 are referred to in one of the trans...Verses 18 - 28 are referred to in one of the translations I read as "God's Wrath Against Mankind" (as a general heading to the passage). I viewed this moreso as "Man's Rejection of God". God's natural or general revelation was and should have been enough, but men, generally, rejected this for their own pursuits (so-called spiritual and otherwise). There is no better chapter to clarify that God is both loving, but He is also the penultimate judge of mankind. If we follow, we become part of the amazing fraternity that is God's saints. If we choose to reject Him, we will be judged. God is loving, but He is holy and short of our "emancipation proclamation" through Jesus, we fall short. Man inadequately believes (even often in Christian circles) that we can perform our way to heaven. Without Jesus, our mediator and emancipator, man is eternally lost. Seems pretty clear to me!GEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715533989429905611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464880473988273009.post-5090820549294251862009-02-16T11:04:00.000-07:002009-02-16T11:04:00.000-07:00Today is the start of a new book. If you were not ...Today is the start of a new book. If you were not able to keep up with Matthew, this is a great place to start up again. Romans is only 16 chapters. Invite friends to join the conversation. Have a great day!Jared D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09903936290303641709noreply@blogger.com