Daily Readings (Page 165)

Why is it that observing religious rites and rituals cannot put us in right relationship with God? Do we then stop religious observances?  

Pray for the ASEAN to remain united and useful in stabilising the region for the welfare of people living in its member countries, and for regional security.    

Why is there no ground for boasting before God, even for a truly religious or philanthropic person? Is Paul saying that being moral and doing good deeds are not important?

How can a sinner stand in right relationship with God again? What has Jesus done? Why does God do that?  

Can anybody claim that he is not a sinner because he does not have a religious affiliation and so is not bound by any religious requirement or law? Why?

Everyone is a sinner and no one is exempted from God’s judgement. How should we stand before God as sinners? How should we treat one another as fellow sinners?

What are the responses of God to humanity’s persistent and deliberate rejection of him? What then is the root cause of every sin?

What becomes of humanity when we deliberately ignore and reject God? What evidences do we see around us that confirm this unfortunate reality?

What truth has humankind sought to suppress? Why do we have no excuse for such suppression? How should we look at nature as Christians?  

On what is the wrath of God targeted? What does that tell us about humanity and this world that we live in? What is our part in its brokenness?