Genesis Road

God alone is worthy of praise.

Kelley Lorencin — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:51 +0000

Romans / chapter 11 (read the chapter) I absolutely love the way Paul finishes this part of his letter to the Romans: “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! ‘Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? Who has [...]

God is gracious.

Kelley Lorencin — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:53 +0000

Romans / chapter 10 (read the chapter) I recently saw an episode of Dr. Phil in which he interviewed a woman who “ran away from home” eleven years before and, in all that time, had never been in contact with her family. For many years, her family held out hope that she was alive, but eventually, [...]

God isn’t the boss of you.

Kelley Lorencin — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:22 +0000

Romans / chapter 9 (read the chapter) I know, I know. You’re thinking I’m crazy, because a few days ago, I wrote a blog about how all of us are slaves—either to sin or to God. And now I’m trying to say that God isn’t the boss of us. Well, hear me out. I’m not crazy. Since [...]

God sets our hearts at rest.

Kelley Lorencin — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:59 +0000

Romans / chapter 8 (read the chapter) I love what happens when we fix our eyes on God—all of our doubt, fear, uncertainty, and anxiety gets blown away. You had to feel sorry for Paul in the previous chapter. He painted a self-portrait of a man in total chaos, struggling with the war between his spiritual [...]

God has all the power.

Kelley Lorencin — Sun, 19 May 2013 10:00:35 +0000

Romans / chapter 7 (read the chapter) In this chapter, it’s pretty apparent that Paul has no power over the sinful nature of his heart: “I obviously need help! I realize that I don’t have what it takes. I can will it, but I can’t do it. I decide to do good, but I don’t really do it; [...]

God is pro-slave.

Kelley Lorencin — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:00:35 +0000

Romans / chapter 6 (read the chapter) I was recently talking to a friend of mine who objects to the picture of God he finds in the Old Testament—in particular, a God whom he describes as “pro-slavery.” I suppose people come to this conclusion because God outlined very specific rules regarding how the Israelites were supposed [...]

God is on your side.

Kelley Lorencin — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:09 +0000

Romans / chapter 5 (read the chapter) There aren’t many places in this world to find peace, but Paul assures us of the one area we don’t have to worry about: “Since then it is by faith that we are justified, let us grasp the fact that we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus [...]

God says you’re perfect.

Kelley Lorencin — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:55 +0000

Romans / chapter 4 (read the chapter) In this chapter, Paul addresses the issue of “righteousness”—or, being made right, being set right, being “straightened out.” After convincing us so thoroughly in the previous two chapters that we’re all in the same sinking boat, the question now is, how can we ever be made right again? Indeed, [...]

God is a doctor.

Kelley Lorencin — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:00:23 +0000

Romans / chapter 3 (read the chapter) Regardless of Jesus’ statement that He had not come to do away with the law (Matt 5:17), many Christians today argue that the law has, in fact, been done away with and is no longer relevant for us. In making such arguments, many point to the statements of Paul [...]

God doesn’t judge a book by its cover.

Kelley Lorencin — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:00:09 +0000

Romans / chapter 2 (read the chapter) In this chapter, Paul turns the tables on anyone who has been left with feelings of superiority after reading chapter 1. “Thank God I’m not like those sinners” is a thought that doesn’t hold much traction with Paul, and he quickly reminds us that we’re all in the same [...]