NS17

^"3 All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else. "

(That is from Ephesians 2:3, NLT) (The verse texted out to all was from the CEV of the Bible.)

The next few weeks worth of verses will be right out of the book of Ephesians- which is written by the same guy who wrote 1 Timothy. His name is Paul, and in this book, he writes a lot about what it means to be 'made alive in Christ', and the sort of plans that God has for our future.

( BTW-Thanks to everyone for dealing with the extreme texting shorthand! YOU ARE AWESOME if you where able to make out what the verse said!)

In this verse, it's important to understand that Paul is saying we where born sinners. It's in our nature to sin. We sin, and fail at satisfying God's justice system- leaving us with the penalty of death.

Use this verse to deepen your understanding in why we need a savior who justifies us before God.

Check back here, on the Summer Fuel Blog, for another verse tomorrow!

&Have a wonderful Wednesday!