As we are Refined, impurities separate and can be removed from our lives. We rationalize our behavior all the time. “It’s unreasonable to expect...” “The church leaders don’t even do that.” “My neighbors would think I’m a weirdo.” “They got to see grace, so the good must outweigh the bad.” Dear God, help me to stop making excuses, show me where I have ignored your Word, or rationalized my actions.
As a church we will journey through Romans, which contains the scripture pivotal for Luther’s understanding of justification. This will be not only a year of remembrance and celebration, but one where we together seek to examine our own lives, and to see every aspect Re-Formed by God.