Day 5

Scripture to Read: Romans 1:3–4

A central truth to our Christian faith is believing that Jesus was and is fully God and fully man. As we learned yesterday, the only way a sinful human can be completely reconciled to our Holy God is through our Lord Jesus Christ, being fully man and God. Romans 1:3 laid out for us the truth that Jesus is fully man as the descendent of David. In Romans 1:4, God reveals to us that Jesus is also fully God, who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord. Through the proclamation,“ who was declared Son of God,” God is not saying Jesus was a created being. Instead, this proclamation of who Jesus is points to the fact that Jesus is the Second Person of the Triune God, as God the Son. Then, through the power of the Holy Spirit (the Third Person of the Triune God), Jesus was resurrected from the dead, defeating the power of death on our behalf. The evidence that Jesus is fully God is seen in His resurrection. By defeating death, Jesus rules and reigns over death and holds the keys to death and hades (Revelation 1:18). It can be challenging to wrap our minds around this truth, that Jesus is fully God and fully man, but we can believe it because God’s Word boldly proclaims this truth. We need to rejoice in this biblical truth daily because by the power, majesty, glory and work of our Lord Jesus Christ we are saved!

Challenge & Application

· Why is it important to believe as a Christian that Jesus is fully God? · What’s the best way for us to respond when we learn biblical truths that are challenging to wrap our minds around?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

As we begin our walk through Romans, we immediately know that God used Paul to pen the letter of Romans. As much as we appreciate the awesome ways God used Paul to write so much of the New Testament, we must always remember that this is God’s Holy Word, as penned by Paul. God has Paul describe himself as a bond-servant of Christ Jesus. Becaus...

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Day 2

As we continue to examine Romans 1:1, we also see that God had Paul describe himself as an apostle. This is significant because apostles were those Christ had appointed for a particular function in the church. Apostles actually saw the resurrected Christ and were then commissioned and empowered by our Lord to proclaim the gospel to all nation...

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Day 3

Sometimes God’s Word is hard to comprehend, and then there are times, like today, when God makes it so clear what He wants us to know and apply to our lives. From the last two devotions, God showed us His call on Paul’s life and on ours. God also showed us that we’re all set apart for the gospel. Today God reminds us that the gospel was promi...

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Day 4

Yesterday, God revealed to us that His gospel message is found in all of His prophecies about Christ in the Old Testament. Today, God’s truth is made clear that His gospel is all about our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 1:3–4 describes a little about our Lord Jesus Christ, namely that He is both man, “according to the flesh,” and God, “according t...

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Day 5

A central truth to our Christian faith is believing that Jesus was and is fully God and fully man. As we learned yesterday, the only way a sinful human can be completely reconciled to our Holy God is through our Lord Jesus Christ, being fully man and God. Romans 1:3 laid out for us the truth that Jesus is fully man as the descendent of David....

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Day 6

After defining the gospel, God led Paul to share how the gospel changed his life. It was through our Lord Jesus Christ that Paul received grace and his apostleship. As Paul received the grace of God through our Lord Jesus Christ on the road to Damascus, because Paul saw the risen Christ, he also received his call as an apostle. Paul’s goal in...

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Day 7

After God had Paul share the vision of reaching all nations through the name of Jesus Christ, God had Paul focus on addressing the recipients of this letter. God had Paul refer to the recipients as “the called of Jesus Christ” in Romans 1:6 and then as “all who are beloved of God in Rome” in Romans 1:7. The Christians in Rome knew their lives...

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