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About jgarrott

Born and raised in Japan of missionary parents. Have been here as an adult missionary since 1981.

October 10, 2014

Posted on October 10, 2014 by jgarrott

Romans 8:6-8 The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those … Continue reading →

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October 9, 2014

Posted on October 10, 2014 by jgarrott

Romans 7:24-25 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God – through Christ Jesus our Lord. So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, … Continue reading →

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October 8, 2014

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Romans 6:16 Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey – whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, … Continue reading →

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October 7, 2014

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Romans 6:13-14 Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to … Continue reading →

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October 6, 2014

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Romans 6:1-2 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? These two verses express the theme of … Continue reading →

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October 5, 2014

Posted on October 8, 2014 by jgarrott

Romans 5:15, 19 But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one … Continue reading →

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October 4, 2014

Posted on October 5, 2014 by jgarrott

Romans 5:3-4 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. I was honestly wondering what the Lord was going to speak to me through this very … Continue reading →

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October 3, 2014

Posted on October 5, 2014 by jgarrott

Romans 4:17 God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were. In all this talk of righteousness by faith we have to remember the object of that faith. There’s a Japanese proverb … Continue reading →

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October 2, 2014

Posted on October 5, 2014 by jgarrott

Romans 4:4-5 Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation. However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited … Continue reading →

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October 1, 2014

Posted on October 5, 2014 by jgarrott

Romans 3:22-24 This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through … Continue reading →

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