Romans 1 - 3, Acts 20: 1 - 3 (7th December) - Li Juan

1) We should all learn to be like Paul, not ashamed of the gospel as it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.

2) Thanksgiving is so important because if we do not give thanks, our thinking will become futile and our hearts will be darkened.

3) The righteous will live by faith. Hence, to have faith, we must lead a righteous life; be it the decisions we make, the words we speak, our actions etc. It is through God’s faithfulness that we can even be righteous, since we are all still sinners without Jesus. Hearing the law does not make us righteous, but obeying it instead does. God will give to each person according to what he has done; He looks at one inwardly rather than outwardly; He looks at the heart. Righteousness and faith are inter-related and one comes with the other.