One of the most important truths ever proclaimed from the Bible is that you don't earn your salvation - by any work demanded by the law of God through Moses; by any work that you define as something good or virtuous. You are saved because Jesus' righteousness is yours which you received by faith. Period.

Martin Luther called this passage the central passage of the entire book of Romans and even the NT. Join us as we look closely at the doctrine of justification by faith alone.

Paul culminates his argument that both Jew and Gentile are "under sin." More than just behavior, but we're under sin's power, and thus under its penalty as well.

Pastor Jay Thomas on Romans 2:12-29.

Pastor Jay Thomas on Romans 2:1-11.

At the root of all sin is a failure to worship God for who He is. Rather than reflecting God and representing him on the earth, people have rejected him and become a reflection of the fallen and corrupt creation. God is faithful to judge sin, but he’s also faithful to reveal his righteousness that frees us through faith to no longer be conformed to this world, but to be transformed by the gospel.

Pastor Jay Thomas teaching from Romans 1:16-17.

Pastor Jay Thomas on Romans 1:8-15