Bible reading for 23rd Jul, 2025

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Rom 8:1-17 Read from the ESV version I’m an armchair mountaineer; which is a little strange as I’m scared of heights and wouldn’t real-life climb for all the tea in China! I loved Joe Simpson’s “Touching the Void” and have read Bear Gryll’s “Facing Up”, describing his ascent of Everest. He reached the pinnacle, the […]

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Bible reading for 22nd Jul, 2025

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Rom 7:7-25 Read from the ESV version Romans 7:7-25 is one of those passages that people take in isolation from the thread that Paul has been building thus far, and therefore get wrong. This is not describing the battle of the Christian life. Sure the Christian life is a battle, but this passage should not […]

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Bible reading for 21st Jul, 2025

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Rom 6:15-7:6 Sin, law, grace, … and marriage?? A repost of Kees’ thoughts… I love the fact that twice in chapter 6 of Romans, the ‘logical’ conclusion of what Paul says is “let’s keep sinning because of grace”. To me that shows good grace based teaching. Of course the conclusion is wrong (hence the inverted […]

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