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Saturday, July 6th, 2024
the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13
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Romans 2:14
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Some cowpunchers have never heard the Code, but God has spoken to their hearts and they know the right things to do.
Romans 2:21
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But how can you teach others when you refuse to learn? You claim it is wrong to steal, but you steal anyway.
Romans 2:22
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You say to remain faithful in marriage, but your thoughts betray your preachin'. You say to stay away from idols, but your saddlebags are piled full of them.
Romans 2:23
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You take pride in the Code, but then you turn your back on it every time it suits you. You don't bring honor to God, but shame.
Romans 2:25
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Havin' your pickle clipped is great if you're following the Code, but if you ain't, you're missing more than just a piece of yourself.
Romans 2:26
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If an outsider (someone who's not a Jew) follows the Code, but doesn't have his pickle clipped, don't you realize God will regard him as if he were circumcised?
Romans 2:27
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You Jews are being put to shame by the outsiders. You have the Code written down and your pickle clipped, but they are the ones doing what the Code says even though they are not circumcised. You've got to walk the walk, not just talk the talk.
Romans 3:3
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Now some of them didn't believe his story. But just because some of them turned their backs on God, doesn't mean he's gonna turn his back on us.
Romans 3:5
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But if our sorry ways go to show just how good God is, why would God punish us for making him look good? (That's just the cowpuncher in me talkin'.)
Romans 3:19
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The Code was given in the Good Book, not for others, but us. The Code doesn't tell us how to be perfect, it shows us that we are not and cannot be.
Romans 3:21
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But God hasn't shunned us. He showed us a way to be right with him that wasn't keeping the requirements of the Code.
Romans 3:24
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But God, because he loves us, makes us right in his eyes. He does this through his son, Jesus, who paid the price for our sins on the cross.
Romans 4:2
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If it was, he'd have plenty to brag about. But that's not what God saw in him.
Romans 4:5
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But what God offers can't be earned, only gifted. And this gift comes through faith and trust in God.
Romans 4:6
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Old David even talked about it long ago when he spoke of the happiness of the cowboys who God had chosen, not because they were Top Hands, but because they had top faith. They got all of this without toeing a stirrup. He said,
Romans 4:10
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But many asked if God said this before or after Abraham's pickle was clipped. Let me tell you. God said it before it happened, not after.
Romans 4:12
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But he is also the ramrod of those who are circumcised and live a life of faith like he did before he was cut.
Romans 4:13
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God's promise to give the whole world to Abraham's line was not based on how well rules were followed, but on a right relationship with God through faith and trust.
Romans 4:20
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but still he believed in what God told him about being the sire of many nations.
Romans 4:23
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But this isn't just reserved for Abraham and his kin.
 
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