Tag: 52-Verse Challenge

Verse 6 of 52!

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This week’s verse is Romans 5:16,
“And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift; for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offenses unto justification.”

I cannot lie. Last week, I memorized another verse because I had a very difficult time committing this one to memory!!! After much prayer and much review, God allowed me to get this one down.
Memorizing verses is so neat! When you read different verses, sometimes the meaning pops out to you, but when you’re memorizing them, you almost have to understand them in order to really memorize them. Then, after you have them memorized, you can pull them out at any time and meditate on them – and learn new truths from them.
That is basically what happened with Romans 5:16. To get the full meaning, I had to review Romans 5:15 (“But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one, many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, hath abounded unto many.”). Then, as I continued to memorize, the beauty of the difference from being judged to being justified really stuck out to me. How grateful I am for God’s salvation!

Verse 5 of 52!

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My fifth verse for this challenge is 2 Corinthians 10:12. (Yes, I veered away from Romans 5 this week, but Lord willing, will be back on track with that in a week or two):

For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves; but they measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves among themselves are not wise.
(By memory, so I might have missed punctuation or words)
SO much can be said on the matter of comparison. What a great reminder to stay away from comparison, as it is a poison that affects much of what we do or do not do.

Verse 4 of 52!

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My fourth verse for this count-down is Romans 5:15:

“But not as the offense, so also is the free gift. For if through the offense of one, many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift of grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.”

God’s grace is so amazing!! I love the words to the hymn “Grace Greater than Our Sin:” 
(Words by Julia Johnston)
Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,
Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt.
Yonder on Calvary’s mount out-poured,
There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.
Sin and despair like the sea wave cold,
Threaten the soul with infinite loss.
Grace that is greater, yes, grace untold,
Points to the Refuge, the the mighty cross.
Dark is the stain that we cannot hide.
What can avail to wash it away?
Look there is flowing a crimson tide,
Brighter than snow you may be today!
Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,
Freely bestowed on all who believe!
You that are longing to see His face,
Will you this moment His grace receive?
Chorus
Grace, grace, God’s grace,
Grace that will pardon and cleanse within!
Grace, grace, God’s grace,
Grace that is greater than all our sin!

Praise God for His wonderful, matchless grace that saves sinners like me!!

Verse 2 of 52!

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Verse 2 in the 52-verse challenge is the following verse in Romans 5:

“For until the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed when there is not law.”
Romans 5:13

What does that big word “imputed” mean? I found it helpful to see another verse about sin and the law. “The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.” (1 Corinthians 15:56). It is because of the law that we know what sin is – in fact, the law is considered our school-master: “Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.” (Galatians 3:24) Because we have broken God’s law, we were slaves under the law . . . until . . . God gave His son Jesus and sent the free gift of salvation (see Romans 5:15)! We can repeat with David, “Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.” (Psalm 32:2)
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Verse 1 of 52!

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My first memory verse for the 52-verse challenge is Romans 5:12. My goal is to complete memorizing Romans 5 in the next few weeks/months . . . so with God’s help, that’s what I’ll do!! 🙂

“Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” Romans 5:12