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- 0:04Hello,
- 0:04my
- 0:04friend
- 0:05Dr.
- 0:05Brad
- 0:05Miller
- 0:06here
- 0:06with
- 0:06the
- 0:06Daily
- 0:07Bible
- 0:07Refresh.
- 0:08This
- 0:08is
- 0:08your
- 0:09daily
- 0:09reading
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- 0:10the
- 0:10Bible
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- 0:11progressive
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- 0:13I
- 0:13will
- 0:13read
- 0:13the
- 0:13New
- 0:14Testament
- 0:14lessons
- 0:14selected
- 0:15from
- 0:15the
- 0:15Revised
- 0:16Common
- 0:16Lectionary
- 0:17for
- 0:18this
- 0:18very
- 0:19day.
- 0:19The
- 0:19reading
- 0:20is
- 0:20understandable.
- 0:20I
- 0:21use
- 0:21the
- 0:21message
- 0:21version
- 0:22Relatable.
- 0:23Please
- 0:23listen
- 0:24to
- 0:24the
- 0:24points
- 0:24to
- 0:24ponder
- 0:25and
- 0:25applicable
- 0:26with
- 0:26action
- 0:26steps
- 0:27you
- 0:27can
- 0:28take.
- 0:28We
- 0:28pray
- 0:29and
- 0:29are
- 0:29done
- 0:29in
- 0:29less
- 0:30than
- 0:3010
- 0:30minutes.
- 0:30It's
- 0:31all
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- 0:31to
- 0:31you
- 0:31by
- 0:32voiceofgoddaily.com
- 0:34which
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- 0:34home
- 0:34of
- 0:35your
- 0:35free
- 0:36personal
- 0:36Bible
- 0:37Study
- 0:37Guide,
- 0:38the
- 0:38ABC1,
- 0:3923
- 0:41Bible
- 0:42Study
- 0:42Method.
- 0:42Please
- 0:43join
- 0:43me
- 0:43in
- 0:43my
- 0:44mission
- 0:44of
- 0:44getting
- 0:44the
- 0:45audible
- 0:45word
- 0:45of
- 0:45God
- 0:46into
- 0:46two
- 0:46millionaires
- 0:47a
- 0:47million
- 0:48people
- 0:48by
- 0:492028.
- 0:50You
- 0:50can
- 0:50help
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- 0:51and
- 0:51subscribing
- 0:52to
- 0:52the
- 0:52podcast
- 0:53and
- 0:53tagging
- 0:53your
- 0:54friends.
- 0:55Here's
- 0:55today's
- 0:55reading.
- 0:58So
- 0:58today
- 0:58we're
- 0:59reading
- 0:59from
- 0:59Romans
- 1:003:1:8
- 1:02from
- 1:02the
- 1:02message
- 1:04so
- 1:04what
- 1:04difference
- 1:04does
- 1:04it
- 1:05make
- 1:05who's
- 1:05a
- 1:05Jew
- 1:06and
- 1:06who
- 1:06isn't?
- 1:07And
- 1:07who
- 1:07has
- 1:08been
- 1:08trained
- 1:09in
- 1:09God's
- 1:09ways
- 1:09and
- 1:10who
- 1:10hasn't?
- 1:11As
- 1:11it
- 1:11turns
- 1:12out,
- 1:13it
- 1:13makes
- 1:13a
- 1:14lot
- 1:14of
- 1:14difference,
- 1:14but
- 1:14not
- 1:14the
- 1:15difference
- 1:15so
- 1:15many
- 1:15have
- 1:16assumed.
- 1:17First,
- 1:17there's
- 1:17a
- 1:17matter
- 1:18of
- 1:18being
- 1:18put
- 1:19in
- 1:19charge
- 1:19of
- 1:19writing
- 1:19down
- 1:20and
- 1:20caring
- 1:20for
- 1:20God's
- 1:21revelation.
- 1:22These
- 1:22holy
- 1:22Scriptures.
- 1:23So
- 1:23what
- 1:24if
- 1:24in
- 1:24the
- 1:24course
- 1:24of
- 1:24doing
- 1:25that,
- 1:25some
- 1:25of
- 1:25those
- 1:26Jews
- 1:26abandoned
- 1:26their
- 1:27post?
- 1:28God
- 1:28didn't
- 1:28abandon
- 1:29them.
- 1:30Do
- 1:30you
- 1:30think
- 1:30their
- 1:31faithlessness
- 1:33cancels
- 1:34out
- 1:34his
- 1:35faithfulness?
- 1:37Not
- 1:37on
- 1:37your
- 1:37life.
- 1:38Depend
- 1:39on
- 1:39it.
- 1:40God
- 1:40keeps
- 1:40his
- 1:41word
- 1:41even
- 1:41when
- 1:42the
- 1:42whole
- 1:42world
- 1:43is
- 1:44lying
- 1:44through
- 1:44its
- 1:44teeth.
- 1:45Scripture
- 1:46says
- 1:46the
- 1:46same.
- 1:48Your
- 1:48words
- 1:48stand
- 1:49fast
- 1:49and
- 1:49true
- 1:50rejection
- 1:51doesn't
- 1:51faze
- 1:52you.
- 1:52But
- 1:53if
- 1:53our
- 1:53wrongdoing
- 1:54only
- 1:54underlines
- 1:54and
- 1:55confirms
- 1:55God's
- 1:56right
- 1:56doing,
- 1:57shouldn't
- 1:58we
- 1:58be
- 1:58commended
- 1:58for
- 1:59helping
- 1:59out?
- 2:00Since
- 2:00our
- 2:00lies
- 2:01don't
- 2:01make
- 2:01a
- 2:01dent
- 2:02in
- 2:02his
- 2:02truth,
- 2:03isn't
- 2:03it
- 2:03wrong
- 2:04of
- 2:04God
- 2:04to
- 2:05back
- 2:05us
- 2:05to
- 2:05the
- 2:05wall
- 2:06and
- 2:07hold
- 2:07us
- 2:08to
- 2:08our
- 2:08word?
- 2:09These
- 2:10questions
- 2:10come
- 2:10up.
- 2:10The
- 2:11answer
- 2:11to
- 2:11such
- 2:11questions
- 2:12is
- 2:12no.
- 2:13A
- 2:13most
- 2:13emphatic
- 2:14no.
- 2:15How
- 2:16else
- 2:16could
- 2:16things
- 2:16ever
- 2:17get
- 2:17straightened
- 2:17out
- 2:18if
- 2:18God
- 2:18didn't
- 2:19do
- 2:20the
- 2:20straightening?
- 2:22It's
- 2:23simply
- 2:23perverse
- 2:24to
- 2:24say
- 2:25if
- 2:25my
- 2:25lives
- 2:26serve
- 2:27to
- 2:27show
- 2:28of
- 2:28God's
- 2:29truth,
- 2:29all
- 2:29the
- 2:29more
- 2:29gloriously,
- 2:30why
- 2:30blame
- 2:30me?
- 2:31I'm
- 2:32doing
- 2:32God
- 2:32a
- 2:32favor.
- 2:33Some
- 2:33people
- 2:34are
- 2:34actually
- 2:34trying
- 2:34to
- 2:34put
- 2:35such
- 2:35words
- 2:35in
- 2:36our
- 2:36mouths,
- 2:37claiming
- 2:37that
- 2:37we
- 2:38go
- 2:38around
- 2:39saying
- 2:39the
- 2:39more
- 2:40evil
- 2:40we
- 2:40do,
- 2:41the
- 2:41more
- 2:41good
- 2:42God
- 2:42does.
- 2:43So
- 2:43let's
- 2:43just
- 2:43do
- 2:43it.
- 2:44That's
- 2:45pure
- 2:45slander,
- 2:46as
- 2:46I'm
- 2:46sure
- 2:47you'll
- 2:47agree.
- 2:48Well,
- 2:49that's
- 2:49the
- 2:49end
- 2:49of
- 2:49the
- 2:49reading.
- 2:49Let's
- 2:50talk
- 2:50about
- 2:50this
- 2:51issue
- 2:51of
- 2:52walking
- 2:52in
- 2:52truth,
- 2:52exploring
- 2:53faith
- 2:54beyond
- 2:54the
- 2:55rules.
- 2:55My
- 2:56name
- 2:56is
- 2:56Dr.
- 2:56Brad
- 2:56Miller,
- 2:57here
- 2:57to
- 2:57be
- 2:57helpful
- 2:57as
- 2:58we
- 2:58kind
- 2:58of
- 2:58dive
- 2:58into
- 2:59the
- 2:59scripture
- 2:59here.
- 3:00And
- 3:01it's
- 3:01a
- 3:01fascinating
- 3:02passage
- 3:02for
- 3:02Romans
- 3:03that
- 3:03really
- 3:03challenges
- 3:03to
- 3:04think
- 3:04differently
- 3:05about
- 3:05faith
- 3:05and
- 3:06truth
- 3:06and
- 3:06our
- 3:06relationship
- 3:07with
- 3:07God
- 3:08the
- 3:08divine.
- 3:09He
- 3:09reminds
- 3:10us
- 3:10some
- 3:11conversations
- 3:11I
- 3:12have
- 3:12with
- 3:12people
- 3:12who
- 3:13have
- 3:13difficulties
- 3:14in
- 3:14my
- 3:14cancer
- 3:15groups
- 3:15that
- 3:15I'm
- 3:15a
- 3:16part
- 3:16of.
- 3:17Sometimes
- 3:17people
- 3:17are
- 3:17just
- 3:17struggling
- 3:19and
- 3:19sometimes
- 3:19the
- 3:20most
- 3:20profound
- 3:20truths
- 3:21come
- 3:21through
- 3:21wrestling
- 3:23with
- 3:23difficult
- 3:24questions
- 3:24of
- 3:25even
- 3:25of
- 3:25life
- 3:25and
- 3:26death.
- 3:27So
- 3:27let's
- 3:27explore
- 3:28right
- 3:28now
- 3:28some
- 3:29thought
- 3:29provoking
- 3:30points
- 3:31to
- 3:31ponder,
- 3:31I
- 3:31like
- 3:32to
- 3:32call
- 3:32them.
- 3:33The
- 3:33first
- 3:34one
- 3:34is
- 3:34about
- 3:35going
- 3:35beyond
- 3:35binary
- 3:36thinking,
- 3:37which
- 3:37is
- 3:38Paul's
- 3:38wrestling
- 3:38with
- 3:39this
- 3:39question
- 3:39about
- 3:40identity
- 3:40and
- 3:40belonging.
- 3:41Who's
- 3:41in
- 3:41and
- 3:41who's
- 3:42out.
- 3:42That's
- 3:42the
- 3:43binary
- 3:43part
- 3:43of
- 3:43things.
- 3:44You
- 3:44know,
- 3:45I've
- 3:45been
- 3:45married
- 3:45for
- 3:45coming
- 3:45up
- 3:45on
- 3:4634
- 3:46years
- 3:46and
- 3:47we've
- 3:47raised
- 3:47three
- 3:47wonderful
- 3:48kids.
- 3:49And
- 3:50I've
- 3:50learned
- 3:50that
- 3:51life
- 3:51doesn't
- 3:51very
- 3:52rarely
- 3:52fall
- 3:52into
- 3:53neat
- 3:53categories.
- 3:54That's
- 3:55what
- 3:55my
- 3:55family's
- 3:56journey
- 3:56has
- 3:56taught
- 3:56me,
- 3:57that
- 3:58real
- 3:58relationships
- 3:59are
- 3:59messy
- 4:01and
- 4:01beautiful
- 4:03and
- 4:03not
- 4:03rigid
- 4:03and
- 4:04not
- 4:04rule
- 4:04bound.
- 4:05God
- 4:06works
- 4:07through
- 4:07the
- 4:07messes
- 4:08and
- 4:08works
- 4:08through
- 4:09all
- 4:09people,
- 4:10not
- 4:10just
- 4:10who
- 4:11sit
- 4:11in
- 4:11certain
- 4:12kind
- 4:12of
- 4:13boxes
- 4:13or
- 4:13criteria.
- 4:16Another
- 4:16point
- 4:17to
- 4:17ponder
- 4:17is
- 4:17about
- 4:18truth
- 4:19versus
- 4:20truthfulness.
- 4:21This
- 4:22passage
- 4:22talks
- 4:22about
- 4:23God's
- 4:23truth
- 4:23standing
- 4:24firm
- 4:25even
- 4:25when
- 4:25humans
- 4:26aren't
- 4:26truthful.
- 4:28When
- 4:28my
- 4:28wife
- 4:28and
- 4:28I
- 4:29take
- 4:29walks
- 4:29from
- 4:30time
- 4:30to
- 4:30time,
- 4:31the
- 4:31trail
- 4:32is
- 4:32there
- 4:32and
- 4:32we
- 4:32almost
- 4:33always
- 4:33follow
- 4:33the
- 4:34trail.
- 4:34Whether
- 4:35we
- 4:35stay
- 4:35on
- 4:36it
- 4:36or
- 4:36not
- 4:37is
- 4:38our
- 4:39choice.
- 4:41But
- 4:41here's
- 4:41the
- 4:41progressive
- 4:42twist
- 4:43in
- 4:43all
- 4:43this.
- 4:44Maybe
- 4:44it's
- 4:45about
- 4:45not
- 4:45having
- 4:45all
- 4:45the
- 4:45right
- 4:45answers,
- 4:46but
- 4:46maybe
- 4:46it's
- 4:46about
- 4:47being
- 4:47honest
- 4:48about
- 4:48our
- 4:48questions
- 4:49and
- 4:49doubts.
- 4:51A
- 4:51third
- 4:51point
- 4:51is
- 4:52that
- 4:52God
- 4:53grace
- 4:53isn't
- 4:54a
- 4:54loophole.
- 4:56Paul
- 4:57addresses
- 4:57this
- 4:58fascinating
- 4:58argument.
- 5:00He
- 5:00goes
- 5:00quote,
- 5:01if
- 5:01our
- 5:01wrongdoing
- 5:02shows
- 5:02God's
- 5:02goodness,
- 5:03why
- 5:03not
- 5:03do
- 5:04more
- 5:04wrong?
- 5:06Interesting,
- 5:06isn't
- 5:07it?
- 5:07It's
- 5:08like
- 5:08saying,
- 5:08if
- 5:08losing
- 5:09makes
- 5:09my
- 5:09beloved
- 5:11Pacer's
- 5:12victory
- 5:13sweeter,
- 5:14why
- 5:14wouldn't
- 5:14we
- 5:14celebrate
- 5:15losing?
- 5:16You
- 5:16know,
- 5:16sometimes,
- 5:17sometimes
- 5:17sports
- 5:17teams
- 5:18will
- 5:18lose
- 5:19on
- 5:19purpose
- 5:19in
- 5:20order
- 5:20to
- 5:20get
- 5:20a
- 5:20better
- 5:20draft
- 5:20pick
- 5:21and
- 5:21things
- 5:21like
- 5:21that.
- 5:22I
- 5:22never
- 5:23really
- 5:23liked
- 5:23that,
- 5:24never
- 5:24really
- 5:24kind
- 5:25of
- 5:25that.
- 5:25The
- 5:26answer
- 5:26here
- 5:26is
- 5:26a
- 5:27resounding
- 5:27no.
- 5:28True
- 5:29transformation
- 5:29is
- 5:29about
- 5:30trying
- 5:30the
- 5:30game
- 5:31of
- 5:31the
- 5:31system.
- 5:31It's
- 5:32about
- 5:32authentic
- 5:33growth
- 5:33and
- 5:33genuine
- 5:34love
- 5:34for
- 5:34others.
- 5:36Here's
- 5:36your
- 5:36action
- 5:37step
- 5:38this
- 5:38week.
- 5:39Practice
- 5:39radical
- 5:40honesty
- 5:40with
- 5:41yourself.
- 5:42Where
- 5:42have
- 5:42you
- 5:42been?
- 5:43Trying
- 5:43to
- 5:43fit
- 5:43faith
- 5:44into
- 5:44boxes
- 5:44that
- 5:45are
- 5:45too
- 5:45small.
- 5:46Write
- 5:46down
- 5:46one
- 5:47belief
- 5:47you've
- 5:47inherited
- 5:48that
- 5:48might
- 5:48need
- 5:48re
- 5:49examination.
- 5:50Sit
- 5:50with
- 5:51it.
- 5:51Not
- 5:52to
- 5:52reject
- 5:52it
- 5:52necessarily,
- 5:53but
- 5:53to
- 5:54understand
- 5:54it
- 5:55more
- 5:55deeply.
- 5:57We're
- 5:57going
- 5:57to
- 5:57pray
- 5:58here.
- 5:58Just
- 5:58a
- 5:58minute.
- 5:58They
- 5:59want
- 5:59you
- 5:59to
- 5:59know
- 5:59we've
- 5:59got
- 5:59a
- 6:00resource
- 6:00for
- 6:00you.
- 6:00It's
- 6:01called
- 6:01the
- 6:01ABC
- 6:021,
- 6:022,
- 6:033
- 6:03Bible
- 6:03Study
- 6:04Guide.
- 6:04You
- 6:05can
- 6:05pick
- 6:05it
- 6:05up
- 6:05at
- 6:05our
- 6:06website,
- 6:06voiceofgoddaily.com
- 6:08let's
- 6:09pray.
- 6:09Oh
- 6:10God,
- 6:10you're
- 6:10the
- 6:10source
- 6:10of
- 6:10all
- 6:11truth.
- 6:11Help
- 6:11us
- 6:11to
- 6:12embrace
- 6:12the
- 6:12complete
- 6:13complexity
- 6:14of
- 6:14faith
- 6:14rather
- 6:15than
- 6:15seeking
- 6:15simple
- 6:16answers.
- 6:17Give
- 6:17us
- 6:17courage
- 6:18to
- 6:18ask
- 6:18hard
- 6:18questions
- 6:19and
- 6:19wisdom
- 6:20to
- 6:20live
- 6:20in
- 6:20the
- 6:20tension
- 6:21of
- 6:22not
- 6:22always
- 6:22having
- 6:22the
- 6:23answers.
- 6:24Thank
- 6:24you
- 6:24for
- 6:24being
- 6:25bigger
- 6:25than
- 6:25our
- 6:25doubts
- 6:26and
- 6:26wider
- 6:26than
- 6:26our
- 6:27certainties.
- 6:27Help
- 6:28us
- 6:28be
- 6:28honest
- 6:28with
- 6:28ourselves
- 6:29and
- 6:29with
- 6:29others,
- 6:30knowing
- 6:31that
- 6:31your
- 6:31love
- 6:31holds
- 6:32us
- 6:33even
- 6:33in
- 6:34our
- 6:34questioning.
- 6:35Guide
- 6:36us
- 6:36towards
- 6:36authentic
- 6:37faith
- 6:37that
- 6:38transforms.
- 6:38That
- 6:39transforms
- 6:41us
- 6:41and
- 6:42the
- 6:42world.
- 6:43Amen.
- 6:48My
- 6:48friend,
- 6:48I
- 6:49am
- 6:49delighted
- 6:50you
- 6:50chose
- 6:50to
- 6:51join
- 6:51me
- 6:51for
- 6:51today's
- 6:52reading.
- 6:53The
- 6:53Daily
- 6:54Bible
- 6:54Refresh
- 6:55is
- 6:55completely
- 6:56listener
- 6:57supported.
- 6:58Your
- 6:59gift
- 6:59goes
- 6:59a
- 7:00long
- 7:00way
- 7:00to
- 7:00getting
- 7:00the
- 7:01audible
- 7:01word
- 7:01of
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- 7:02from
- 7:03a
- 7:03progressive
- 7:03perspective
- 7:04into
- 7:052
- 7:05million
- 7:05years.
- 7:06A
- 7:06million
- 7:06people
- 7:06people
- 7:07by
- 7:072028.
- 7:09I
- 7:09would
- 7:09be
- 7:09so
- 7:10grateful
- 7:10if
- 7:10you
- 7:11would
- 7:11go
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- 7:13and
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- 7:17Thanks
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- 7:18My
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- 7:18is
- 7:18Dr.
- 7:19Brad
- 7:19Miller
- 7:19and
- 7:19I'll
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- 7:20right
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- 7:20tomorrow
- 7:21with
- 7:21your
- 7:22Daily
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- 7:24Please
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- 7:28Remember,
- 7:28God's
- 7:29loyal
- 7:29love
- 7:30doesn't
- 7:30run
- 7:30out.
- 7:31His
- 7:31merciful
- 7:32love.
- 7:32Love
- 7:32hasn't
- 7:33dried
- 7:33up,
- 7:33gets
- 7:34created
- 7:35new
- 7:36every
- 7:36morning.
- 7:57Sa.