Jessica Downing

modern Biblical commentary. deep tweets / devotional snippets ⚓️ currently reading & reacting to Romans

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@lisa_paxton thank you ☺️

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Belonging to someone Great creates a sense of worth and responsibility. We don't make choices in a vacuum. Our lives matter

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2) So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. Romans 14:7-8

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1) None of us lives for ourselves alone, none of us dies 4 ourselves alone. If we live, we live for the Lord. If we die, we die for the Lord

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Ppl weak in faith think they must live a certain way to please God. Let's show grace to e/o. Without Jesus we all carry impossible burdens

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Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. Romans 14:1

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God doesn't set us up for failure. He enables us to do the impossible: to serve a perfect master who doesn't need anything from anyone!

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2) And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand. Romans 14:4

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1) Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall.

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For me, "dark living" is most tempting when I don't look to Jesus to meet my needs & when I forget the purposes he's given me to live for

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Do not fall into patterns of dark living: wild partying, drunkenness, sexual depravity, decadent gratification... Romans 13:13

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If the returning Jesus was going to vanquish all evil by the end of today, I would act FEARLESSLY and proactively

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May we all act...today the same way as we will in the day of his coming. Romans 13:13

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God gave us commands not to burden us but to guide us into love

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For the commandments...are summed up in this word: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Romans 13:9

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As Jesus was dying, he prayed, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." Luke 23:34

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If people mistreat or malign you, bless them. Do not retaliate with evil, regardless of the evil brought against you. Romans 12:14, 17

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God became human, born 2 a family of no-names, & worked 20 yrs. He ministered 2 outcasts, accepted an unjust death sentence. That's humility

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Avoid thinking you are better than others or wiser than the rest; instead, embrace common people. Romans 12:16

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I so often lose hope b/c I can't see past my feelings or my circumstances to my Jesus. He gives hope, reassurance, & strength to persevere