I want to tell you two stories about forgiveness. 1. Rachelle Friedman, a bride-to-be, attended her bachelorette party a few days before the wedding. Around midnight she and some of her friends went swimming. A friend playfully pushed her into the pool, but the water was too shallow—she struck her Read more…
Last week we saw that, according to Paul, we are saved by God’s grace through our faith. In other words, even though none of us is truly righteous, God treats us as if we were righteous because of our faith, just as God did with Abraham. So what is this Read more…
In his letter to the Romans, Paul uses the word “faith” a lot—38 times in the New Revised Standard Version, 39 times in the New American Standard Bible translation, and 40 times in the New International Version. But he never uses the phrase, “saved by faith.” In fact, I did Read more…