Dr. Paul’s Worldviews

Podcast with Pam Thomas

Podcast with Carl Smith.

Paul Derengowski, Ph.D.

Everything happens with a purpose. Such is the case with the Apostle Paul's letter to the Romans—the Christian Constitution.

While addressing his Roman audience, he tells it upfront about his prayer life, as well as his purpose in writing. So encouraged by the Romans Christian faith, he mentioned them all the time. But, he still longed to see them and have them share their faith with him.

Ultimately, he wanted to continue to evangelize, as all committed Christians should seek to do throughout their lives.

In this podcast, Dr. D discusses both Paul's prayer for the Romans and his purpose for writing to them.

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Paul Derengowski, PhD

Taking a cue from Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his citation of the Bible to justify obedience to the law, the loser of the last Presidential election, Hillary Clinton, could not resist demonstrating her biblical prowess by doing her own recitation of Scripture to debunk Sessions.

The results were less than impressive, as I explain in this short video.

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Paul Derengowski, PhD

The Apostle Paul opens his letter to the Roman church in typical fashion with one exception: the length of his salutation.

Since Paul had never been to Rome, nor had he met some of its members, he wanted to make sure they knew him indirectly in the best way he knew how. So, his opening statement is lengthy, but informative.

Paul is an apostle intent on preaching the gospel, even to those who already had a firm grip on it.

The gospel, though, meant more to Paul than merely preaching "good news," for that news was very personal.

In this podcast, the personality is discovered, with later development in coming episodes, as Paul elaborates on the theme.

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Paul Derengowski, PhD

A constitution defines what an entity is about, whether that be business, a church, or government. It also serves as a guide for belief and behavior. Those who subscribe to a particular constitution are thought to be faithful members of that institution. Those who refuse to subscribe typically are hostile toward toward it and them who are faithful.

The Book of Romans is the Christian's Constitution, as it clearly outlines what a Christian should believe, as well as put into practice in everyday living.

As is pointed out in the podcast, those who have chosen to study and apply the message to the Christian church in Rome, during the days the Apostle Paul lived, revolutionized their way of thinking about God and life, in general. Revival and reformation for the overall good have often been the result.

That said, this introduction to the Book of Romans includes not only the time and place of Paul's writing, but purpose(s) and key themes that make Romans the greatest theological book in the New Testament.

So, get your Bible out and follow along. You are about to take a journey with Dr. D that, if you are attentive, will be the greatest blessing you have ever experienced as a Christian.

And if you are not a Christian, you will soon discover what it is that Christians believe and what it is that you are missing out on by subscribing to an alternative to the truth.

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