In Romans 12 Paul gets down to the practical implications of all he has said in the first 11 chapters. But the focus is that "worship" of God is to be with our whole lives.

Paul continues to explain Israel's hardness of heart ... but also offers a stern warning to the Gentile Christians in Rome.

If there is one topic bound to cause discussion among Christians then it is predestination ... and this passage in Romans is where it is most clearly stated.

So who is enjoying the "blessed" life? What does blessing look like? David defines the blessed life for us in this Psalm.

Sometimes ... as a Christian ... you can wonder if it is worth it. you can see people who are enjoying life ... who have "everything" ... so you wonder if faith in Jesus is worth it.

The change in lives of the Thessalonian Christians was noticable to everyone ... their lives were transformed by their faith in Jesus.

Salvation by grace means we have complete confidence about our future. And no matter what we might have to face in this life, it doesn’t compare to what God has in store for us.

Paul addresses the issue that was enormously significant in the early church: What is the place of Old Testament law in the life of the followers of Jesus. He says that those who were once bound by OT law have been set free to live in the "new way of the Spirit".

Many people thought that the Gospel (salvation by God’s grace) sounded a bit too easy. Their question is: “If we are saved only by God’s grace, then does it matter how we live?”