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Romans 8:21 - From Bondage to Liberty

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The creation itself (autē hē ktisis). It is the hope of creation, not of the Creator. Nature “possesses in the feeling of her unmerited suffering a sort of presentiment of her future deliverance” (Godet). (WORD PICTURES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT by Archibald Thomas Robertson)

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Purity - The Meal Uneaten

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:27:00 GMT

But in addition to all which has been yet stated, the word of God instructs us that we have to contend not only with our own natural depravity, but with the power of darkness, the Evil Spirit, who rules in the hearts of the wicked, and whose dominion we learn from Scripture to be so general, as to entitle him to the denomination of "the Prince of this world." There cannot be a stronger proof of the difference which exists between the religious system of the Scriptures, and that of the bulk of nominal Christians, than the proof which is afforded by the subject now in question. (Willaim Wilberforce)

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Romans 8:20 - Vanity Inflicted

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:53:00 GMT

Rom 8:20 For the creature was made subject to (x) vanity, not (y) willingly, but by reason (z) of him who hath subjected [the same] in (a) hope,

(x) Is subject to a vanishing and disappearing state.

(y) Not by their natural inclination.

(z) That they should obey the Creator's commandment, whom it pleased to show by their sickly state, how greatly he was displeased with man.

(a) God would not make the world subject to be cursed forever because of the sin of man, but gave it hope that it would be restored. (Geneva Bible Translation Notes)

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Romans 8:19 - Eager Expectation or Annexed to Glory

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:53:00 GMT

In Rom 8:19 he uses a wonderful word for eager expectation. It is apokaradokia () and it describes the attitude of a man who scans the horizon with head thrust forward, eagerly searching the distance for the first signs of the dawn break of glory. (William Barclay's Daily Study Bible)

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God's Unchanging Plan — Where Do I Fit?

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:17:00 GMT

How we praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we belong to Christ. Long ago, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. And this gave him great pleasure….God’s secret plan has now been revealed to us; it is a plan centered on Christ, designed long ago according to his good pleasure. And this is his plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth. (Ephesians 1:3-5, 9-10 NLT96)

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Romans 8:18 - Considering Our Future

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:09:00 GMT

“True, we must suffer with Christ, if we would partake of His glory; but what of that? For if such sufferings are set over against the coming glory, they sink into insignificance.” (A Commentary on the Old and New Testaments by Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset and David Brown)

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Expectations vs. Exploitation

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:13:00 GMT

"When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck." Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley (1849–1916)

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Twice Called - Once Answered

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:35:00 GMT

“The call is not to be taken lightly. For a person to possess knowledge is not enough. He must be sure that he is properly called. Those who operate without a proper call seek no good purpose. God does not bless their labors. They may be good preachers, but they do not edify. Many of the fanatics of our day pronounce words of faith, but they bear no good fruit, because their purpose is to turn men to their perverse opinions. On the other hand, those who have a divine call must suffer a good deal of opposition in order that they may become fortified against the running attacks of the devil and the world.”

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Romans 8:17 - The "MEET" Thermometer

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:43:00 GMT

Joint heirs - That we may know it is a great inheritance which God will give us for he hath given a great one to his Son. If we suffer with him - Willingly and cheerfully, for righteousness' sake. This is a new proposition, referring to what follows. (John Wesley)

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Romans 8:16 - Witness

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:03:00 GMT

But Paul means, that the Spirit of God gives us such a testimony, that when he is our guide and teacher, our spirit is made assured of the adoption of God: for our mind of its own self, without the preceding testimony of the Spirit, could not convey to us this assurance. (John Calvin)

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