Here, having addressed our need for justification, the way of justification and the results of justification, Paul helps us step back...
How can we be certain about the future? How can we have assurance of our salvation? Those are the questions to which Paul responds in...
In these verses Paul points to the death of Jesus for helpless, ungodly sinners as a demonstration of the amazing love of God — love...
In these verses we encounter a word that is radically counter-cultural. Suffering is not something to avoid or deny or something from...
At this point in his letter to the Roman church, having expounded both the need for justification and the way of justification, Paul...
Having contended that justification is a gift of grace received through faith, Paul points to the ancestor of the Jews, Abraham, to...
In the previous paragraph, Paul asserted that in the coming of Jesus, something has happened that changes everything! Though all of...
Having laid out the problem — the universal problem of sin that impacts every person alike — Paul shifts his focus to God’s initiative...
Here Paul comes to the conclusion of the first major section of Romans in which he has been arguing for the universal problem of sin....
As Paul nears the close of the first major part of his letter — his case for the universal problem of sin for both Gentile and Jews —...
Here Paul continues his argument for the universal problem of sin, specifically how it is also a problem for Jews and not only...
As we move into Romans 2, we come to a really difficult text to understand in light of what we think we already know. Is Paul saying...
In this text Paul paints a picture of humanity in its rejection of God and of what is true. To be sure, the picture is dark and...
In these verses we encounter words that are both profoundly controversial and deeply relevant in our current cultural moment. Here...
These verses bring us face to face with a topic we do not want to think about — the wrath of God. Paul says that "the wrath of God...
Here we come to the central theme of the letter to the Romans. Paul declares that he is not ashamed of good news for it is the good...
In these verses, we continue to move into Paul’s letter to the believers in Rome and what we recognize is his deep commitment to and...
As we begin our study of the New Testament letter of Romans, there is much background information for us to understand about this...
