As we move forward in Paul’s argument, we come in this passage in which Paul makes the importance of evangelism very clear. The Word...
At this point Paul carries on his argument, asserting first, his deep desire for his fellow Jews to be saved, and then second, that the...
Having spoken about God’s sovereignty in salvation and emphasizing that salvation — for both Jew and Gentile — is a gift of God’s...
When learning to drive a car, one needs to focus on where you are going — on what is in front of you. Certainly you should have an...
In this message we continue to walk through Romans 9-11, a section of Paul's letter focused on the relationship between the story of...
In coming to Romans 9, we enter into a new section of this letter and one in which we encounter a dramatic shift emotionally. Paul has...
With this text we reach the mid-point of the letter to the Romans but also its pinnacle. We look back and take in the marvel of what...
In this passage we come to one of the best known verses, certainly in Romans, but perhaps in the scriptures as a whole. In order to...
Here Paul carries on from what he spoke about in the previous verses. All of creation groans as we live in the already not-yet of...
In these verses the apostle Paul urges us to lift our eyes up from our suffering to the glory that lies ahead instead. It is not that...
Here we continue to discover that to be saved through faith in Christ and enter into life “in the new way of the Spirit” means that we...
Here Paul continues to speak about what life looks like for this who are “in Christ” and are subsequently living in the "new way of the...
Here Paul continues speaking of the central and essential place of the Spirit in the lives of believers. To that end he contrasts two...
Here Paul begins to spell out for us the vital role of the Holy Spirit in God’s redemptive work. The Father sent the Son. The Son...
Here we tackle a much debated text in Romans. How are we to understand what Paul writes at this point in his letter? Is he describing...
Here Paul begins a two part “digression” in the flow of his argument. In light of a number of things he has said about the Law and...
Having made clear both our need for justification and the way of justification (through faith in Jesus), Paul is now addressing the...
Here Paul confronts us with the assertion that we as human beings are all enslaved — either to sin or to God. The freedom that is ours...
Paul continues his argument with exhortations that naturally follow what he has previously asserted about our union with Christ and the...
Having described two streams of humanity — those “in Adam” and those now “in Christ — Paul asserts what is true for the latter. Those...
