Grace Abides with Nick & Andy

In this episode we study Romans 2. 

We are starting a new series on the Book of Romans today! In this episode we study the first chapter, and discuss the following:

- The righteous shall live by faith
- What Paul had to say about homosexuality

We will continue with the second chapter on Thursday. 

Life is easier with good friends, and it's important to be a good friend to others, but it's not always easy. Today's episode looks at three Bible passages that teach us how to be better friends.

No one likes to talk about death, but the undeniable truth is that we are all going to die. The Bible has a lot to say about death, and what comes after. 

The Beatitudes have comforted believers for generations. Most of us have gone through periods where we were poor in spirit, or mourning. Do you find yourself in one of Jesus' statements right now? If so, be comforted by his promises. 

This message of law and gospel is at the heart of scripture. The law is that which accuses us and judges us, while the gospel is that which comforts us and saves us. Does that mean the law is something we don't want to hear? Not at all! The law is wonderful, and here is why!

Jesus said that we should "love our neighbor as ourselves." Mr. Rogers spent his life being a good neighbor. What can we learn from them to be better neighbors? Find out in today's episode. 

We are living in angry times, and we see ager motivating people to do all kinds of things. Is our anger justified, or is it manufactured for someone else's profit? What should Christians be angry about, and how should we express our anger?

In today's episode we talk about the power of forgiveness.

Forgiveness is hard. We get used to living with anger and hurt, but does the emotional baggage take a toll on our life? What if we could let it go?

Forgiveness is not something we do to make someone else feel better about their mistake, it's something we do to help ourselves feel better.  

The heroes of the Bible all had one thing in common. They weren't perfect. They weren't righteous. What made them special was their trust in God gave them the courage that they needed to do God's work.