For a video introduction to the September Write The Word bookmark,
check out last Friday’s YouTube video here: https://bit.ly/3lzXujd
For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—
a righteousness that is by faith from first to last,
just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
Romans 1:17
This verse is often referred to as the “key verse” for the book of Romans. In Vince Lombardi vernacular, “This is the gospel.” It’s the simple, but costly, precious truth: righteousness by faith.
When Martin Luther read it, the proverbial light bulb went on … and the Protestant Reformation was launched.
2000 years later, the good news is still true: our salvation is by faith alone. Faith plus nothing. Faith is what saves us. And being saved means we carry forward living by faith.
The book of Romans unpacks the gospel like no other book in the Bible. The theme of righteousness is presented with great precision, confirming what we are to believe and the changes — to our thoughts, feelings, and behavior — that will naturally result from that belief.
This month, we will journey through the book of Romans, as we read and write 30 verses from this powerful book. Please join us! You can get your free copy of the September Write The Word bookmarks and S.O.A.P. Bible study pages by visiting the Downloads page.
In choosing Romans as the theme, I have broken a bit from the tradition of choosing a specific word as the focus for each month’s verses. My reason for doing this is to highlight the launch of the new 2020-2021 Bible study in Romans. Details on this study and how you participate can be found in this YouTube video:
Here’s my prayer for us all, as we launch forth on the Romans Road:
O Jesus, may those around us know — and may we model — that righteousness is only found by faith. Forgive us for venturing off the path to counterfeit, manufactured righteousness that really isn’t righteousness at all. Allow us to reject both legalism (the “have-to” list) and liberalism (the “don’t have to” stiff-arming of the list). May we be women who choose, by faith, to live in that sweet spot of abiding in You. Call us to live righteous lives … not to earn Your favor, but because “by faith we have been saved by grace.” Thank you for revealing this truth. May we embrace it and walk in it! Remind us to believe – and to live – what we say we believe.
Visit the DOWNLOADS page to get your FREE September Write The Word bookmarks and S.O.A.P. Bible study pages. While you’re there, be sure you grab this month’s free ‘Do It’ List download, as well!
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