With the changing of seasons and cooler temps, we are entering an eagerly awaited stretch of programming with the books of the Bible that Les emphasized as doctrine for the Body of Christ – Paul’s letters to the Church – The Epistles. It begins with the book of Romans and the much anticipated “Roman’s Road to Salvation”. Those physical structures-built millennia ago have long symbolized the path man travels to come to a relationship with God. The first stop on our metaphorical road is Romans 1:16 ~ For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. That Gospel of Christ and the fact that it was shared with the Gentiles was a new and controversial concept, especially to the Judaizers who remained in their legalism. Next, we have Romans 3:23 ~ For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; This is a verse that Les referred to as one of the “absolutes of scripture” we must recognize we are all sinners and those sins are accountable to a perfect God.

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