(The following is the June 22 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Romans 7 and pay close attention to verses 1-13.) The New Testament repeatedly affirms that God saves us by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. We can’t earn salvation through works or obedience to God’s moral law since we’ve …
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Matters of the Heart
(The following is the January 5 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Matthew 5 and pay close attention to verses 21-30.) If you ask a random individual, “Do you think you are a good person?” most will respond affirmatively. We eagerly compare ourselves favorably with those who do things we would …