The second perspective suggests that Paul is illustrating in the first person present tense the struggle of someone who WANTS TO FOLLOW GOD but DOES NOT HAVE THE SPIRIT OF GOD LIVING IN THEM. Which was exactly Apostle Paul’s predicament before he met Jesus.
“Transformers: Bear or Butterfly?” (Romans 7, Part 1 of 5)
Read Rom 7:14-25 Today, I want to talk about the grace of God and the result when grace does it work in a believer’s life, that is, transformation. The title of this sermon is “Transformers: Bear or Butterfly?” A bear may hibernate for 10 years but when he wakes up, a bear is a bear […]
Where is Francis Chan now? (Oct 2010)
Update #2 from Lisa Chan I guess I should write something every day so I don’t feel like I need to write a novel to fill you all in. But alas, that does not seem feasible so I will try to hit the “highlights”.
Where is Francis Chan now? (Oct 2010)
Update #1 from Lisa Chan This is just a short update to let you all know we are alive and well. I can’t thank God enough for the journey over here… it was SO much easier than I expected. The little kids were awesome, traveling for well over thirty hours (lay-overs included).
Feeding of the 5000: Having the Compassion of God (Part 3 of 3)
We all have friends and family and if they have an emergency, we love them so we’d drop everything to do whatever we can for them. When we face emergencies in our lives, that’s when we learn what is important and what really isn’t. A funeral is one of the best classrooms because you see […]
Feeding of the 5000: Having the Compassion of God (Part 2 of 3)
What do you think Jesus wanted to teach his disciples? 34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things. ~Mark 6:34 One lesson is to have compassion. In general, I think if you polled most […]