<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rogue Tailor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rogue Tailor]]></description><link>https://www.roguetailor.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:26:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.roguetailor.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Romans 6:11]]></title><description><![CDATA[“See yourself as dead to sin and fully alive to God because you are joined to Jesus.” - Cleric's  Paraphrase 1. Summary of the context The apostle Paul is writing to people who are confused about God's grace. They have heard that God forgives us freely, and some wonder, “Then does it matter how we live?” So Paul walks them through what happened when Jesus died at the cross. When that happened, something happened to you too. When Jesus rose from the dead, believer, you rose with Him. This is...]]></description><link>https://www.roguetailor.com/post/romans-6-11</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1e27c443a3e299a4b52308</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:11:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0cf683_d6beff7da23344f9a4b632d1cdb2c3fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Kelley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galatians 5:1]]></title><description><![CDATA["Christ has already set you free, so plant your boots in that freedom and refuse to crawl back under religious rule-keeping that chains you up again." - Cleric's  Paraphrase 1. Summary of the context In this passage, Paul is writing to believers who had started well. They trusted Jesus and found new life. But then some voices crept in saying, “Jesus is good, but you also need to keep certain religious rules if you want to stay right with God.” Think of it like a quest where someone says your...]]></description><link>https://www.roguetailor.com/post/galatians-5-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1cee7bd5f491037a1a2d19</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:08:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0cf683_d6beff7da23344f9a4b632d1cdb2c3fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cleric</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colossians 2:10]]></title><description><![CDATA["Dear adventurer, in Christ you are already filled to the brim. You are not missing any spiritual stat points. The One who rules over every power has made you complete in Him." - Cleric's  Paraphrase 1. Summary of the context The believers in the city of Colossae were being told they needed extra things if they really wanted to grow spiritually. Some said they needed special rules, others pushed mystical experiences, others insisted on strict self-denial. It was like being told your character...]]></description><link>https://www.roguetailor.com/post/colossians-2-10</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1ce6e874254bcae0832b8a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:18:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0cf683_d6beff7da23344f9a4b632d1cdb2c3fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cleric</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romans 8:37-39]]></title><description><![CDATA[Because of Jesus, you are not barely surviving the battle. You are winning in a way that cannot be undone. Nothing in all creation, not death, not life, not spiritual forces, not your past, not your future, not your worst roll or your best moment, can separate you from God’s love. That love is locked in because of what Jesus has done. the final outcome of the campaign is already secured. You are not fighting for victory. You are fighting from it. - Cleric's  Paraphrase 1. Summary of the...]]></description><link>https://www.roguetailor.com/post/romans-8-37-39</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1b6bf40d3cce725ea832d8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 23:13:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0cf683_d6beff7da23344f9a4b632d1cdb2c3fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cleric</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[John 15:1-3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen well, dear adventurer, as I weave with my own words the beginning threads of this message from our Lord Jesus: I am the only source of spiritual life, like a great vine at the center of the world, and My Father is the wise Keeper of the vineyard who personally tends every branch with care. Every branch that is truly joined to Me but bears little or no fruit, My Father lifts it from the mud, cleans it, and sets it where light can reach it so that it can thrive. And every branch that...]]></description><link>https://www.roguetailor.com/post/john-15-1-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1afa63517617e390ae04da</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 20:04:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0cf683_d6beff7da23344f9a4b632d1cdb2c3fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cleric</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hebrews 10:10]]></title><description><![CDATA[Because of what Jesus chose to do, we have been made clean and set apart once for all time through His body given as a sacrifice for us. - Cleric's  Paraphrase 1. Summary of the context This passage comes from an ancient time when people were used to offering religious sacrifices. Over and over, animals were offered, but the sin problem inside people never truly went away. It was like patching armor that keeps breaking in the same spot. The writer of Hebrews explains that Jesus came and did...]]></description><link>https://www.roguetailor.com/post/hebrews-10-10</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a18fa6c345540299750ccb3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 02:57:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0cf683_d6beff7da23344f9a4b632d1cdb2c3fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cleric</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Corinthians 5:21]]></title><description><![CDATA[God took Jesus, who never knew sin, and made Him to be sin for us, so that we might become the very righteousness of God in Him. - Cleric's  Paraphrase 1. Summary of the context Dear traveler, this comes from a letter written by a man named Paul, who was explaining how God has gone out of His way to restore a broken relationship with humanity and bring us back to Himself. He is not merely talking about improving our behavior to make God happy. He is declaring a complete restoration of...]]></description><link>https://www.roguetailor.com/post/2-corinthians-5-21</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a16470ace062e4a09f2361c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 03:10:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0cf683_d6beff7da23344f9a4b632d1cdb2c3fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cleric</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colossians 2:13]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hear this, believer: You were once spiritually dead, buried under your sins and your old nature. But God made you alive together with Christ and forgave you completely. Every sin. Not some. Not most. All of them: past, present and future. - Cleric's  Paraphrase 1. Summary of the context Paul writes to believers who were being tempted to think mixtures of religious rules, mysticism, and human effort could get help them please God. They were hearing, “Christ is good, but you also need rules,...]]></description><link>https://www.roguetailor.com/post/colossians-2-13</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14f0e8b3f40ff4eeea6bf1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 01:52:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0cf683_d6beff7da23344f9a4b632d1cdb2c3fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cleric</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romans 6:14-15]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear adventurer, hear this as if spoken around the campfire after victory: Sin is no longer your master, because you are not living under a system of rules, but under God’s grace. So then, should we just go on sinning just because we are under grace instead of religious rules? Of course not. That is not who you are anymore. - Cleric's  Paraphrase 1. Summary of the context This passage comes after Paul has made a bold claim: you have died with Christ and been raised to new life. This is not...]]></description><link>https://www.roguetailor.com/post/romans-6-14-15</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a124edc8fa816dacc821998</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 01:27:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0cf683_d6beff7da23344f9a4b632d1cdb2c3fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cleric</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Corinthians 5:17]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hear this truth: if you are joined to Christ, you are not a repaired version of your old self. You are a brand-new creation entirely. Your former identity is gone, and what now defines you is something completely new, born of God Himself. - Cleric's  Paraphrase 1. Summary of the context The Apostle Paul writes to the Corinthians about reconciliation, not self-improvement. He is not handing out quests for moral polishing. He is declaring what God has already accomplished through Christ. In the...]]></description><link>https://www.roguetailor.com/post/2-corinthians-5-17</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a123508c9b7de4f2a1eaa21</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 00:11:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0cf683_d6beff7da23344f9a4b632d1cdb2c3fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cleric</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matthew 16:18]]></title><description><![CDATA[Upon this bedrock, I will raise my church, and even the dark gates of the underworld will not prevail against it. - Cleric's  Paraphrase 1. Summary of the context That is the word Jesus spoke to Peter, and dear adventurer, it is not a conditional promise. It is a declaration. Hear that clearly, for Jesus did not say the church would survive the enemy's assault. He said the enemy's own gates would fall. This is not a promise to the cowering party hiding behind the tavern door. This is a...]]></description><link>https://www.roguetailor.com/post/matthew-16-18</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08c87690efca4297507918</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 20:09:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0cf683_8d4f812358054326877f3d4fe5976fa0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_896,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cleric</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ephesians 6:17]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adventurer, strap on the helm of your unshakable rescue, the salvation your King has already finished for you. And take up the Spirit’s own blade, the living message of God Himself, that He will swing through you in every battle you face. - Cleric's  Paraphrase 1. Summary of the context The author, the apostle Paul, is writing a letter to the Church in the city of Ephesus. Picture Paul literally writing from Roman prison, likely staring at a fully-armed prison guard while describing the...]]></description><link>https://www.roguetailor.com/post/ephesians-6-17</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08b649ea733de5ffb702d9</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 18:24:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0cf683_820aba27ea3f4782aaab691f70a655b2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cleric</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hebrews 4:12]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear adventurer, know this: the Word of God is not dead ink on a scroll. it is alive, moving, and powerfully at work within you. It cuts sharper than any enchanted blade, reaching deeper than you ever could, discerning what is truly you and what is not, exposing the difference between soul and spirit, between outward action and inward truth. It sees through every hidden motive and every secret thought, not to condemn you, but to reveal you fully, so you can rest in who you truly are in Him. -...]]></description><link>https://www.roguetailor.com/post/hebrews-4-12</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08b1f50b9e4f37fd28161b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 18:22:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0cf683_5eb3122de6b849af89e198581704fc9f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cleric</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galatians 2:20]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fellow believers, my old self (the sinner) was nailed to the cross with Christ just as surely as any villain we’ve slain. That old version of me no longer lives. Instead, Christ Himself now lives in me, filling this frail body with His own life and power. The life I now live in this mortal shell, I don’t live by gritting my teeth or earning divine favor like quest rewards. I live by trusting the Son of God, who loved me personally and gave Himself for me like the greatest sacrifice the realms...]]></description><link>https://www.roguetailor.com/post/galatians-2-20</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69feade14f7ebdc9f6abde29</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 17:48:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0cf683_d6beff7da23344f9a4b632d1cdb2c3fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cleric</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>