We are a forgetful people in a land of distractions. Our minds are easily captivated by trivial and temporary inducements. New things quickly become old. In our mind’s eye even glory tends to fade and warnings tend to wane. It is no wonder that we who are invisibly united to Christ and visibly in and not of this world live in constant need of renewal. And what is true for the Christian is true for the church. This is a series that seeks to renew the mind of the church. Not so much by reviewing what she is called to do as much as what she is called. As with the Christian so with church, her God-given identity defines her. We who are the church are a people for God and none other.
Before we return to the book of Romans, we will be looking at the what scripture says about the Church, in its nature, how she expresses herself in song, and how the church cares and equips for its members.
The messages from this series can be found here:
Manny Pereira - November 27, 2022
Loved to Glory
God’s love is no mere ingredient in the achievement and assurance of a sinner’s salvation. Love is salvation’s life and soul—its ground and goal. God’s love is the final link in the chain of Paul’s argument concerning the guarantee of glory for all who are justified in Christ through faith alone. Arguing from the greater to the lessor, Paul demands that we see there is yet more—much more—still to come. And it is God’s love, above all, that assures us that we will yet receive it. The justified are already but not yet saved. They have a sure and certain future because they are loved by God. His love will carry them to glory and cause them to glory in Him along the way and forevermore.
Scripture References: Romans 5:5-11
