Throughout Corinthians Paul defends his apostolic ministry despite the many hardships he has encountered. Here in chapter 12 Paul declares that God's power is perfected in weakness. Paul is therefore able to receive suffering as a gift, seeing it...

We begin our series by debunking some of the myths around mental health. As a community of faith we particularly want to deal with the bad theology that Christians sometimes adopt towards mental illness. We can blame the person, we treat them as if...

Paul lists a number of questions for us leading to a pinnacle point in his book. He asks, “If God is for us, who can be against us?” (v. 31) Will He not graciously give us all things (v. 32)? Who will bring a charge against us? (v. 33) Who condemns?...

Paul next addresses the issue of disputable matters between Christians. Some of us are “strong” Christians and some are “weak” in various matters. For Roman Christians the issue was eating meat. Paul gives a charter of Christian liberty and mutual...

Do we submit to governments? Always? When is it right for proper civil disobedience when we obey God rather than man (Acts 4:19)? Paul in this section advises the Roman Christians in their attitude towards the emperor. Paul gives a call to submission...

After 11 chapters of theological grappling Paul moves to the ethics of Christian living. He begins by talking about our relationships. We are to worship God rightly by offering him our mind, body and will (v. 1-2). We relate to others in the body of...

Creation is groaning to be released. We experience this in our bodies and in our broken world that longs for redemption. We have a present victory through the Holy Spirit but we also await a future final salvation. Though we groan now, we will some...

Paul spends the first half of Romans 8 describing the liberating work of the Spirit. He sets us free from judgment and self-condemnation. The Spirit exists in hostility to our flesh and our obligation is to live according to the Spirit. The Spirit...

“Law.” The word is used 23 times in this passage. If we are set free from the law, what is its purpose? Paul explains in this passage the ministry of the law as well as its inability. “I.” This word is used 30 times in the passage. There is a civil...

Paul is perhaps responding to those who having heard what he’s said thus far in Romans, will turn grace into an opportunity to continue sinning. Grace is no license to sin. We are under a new master, Jesus Christ. Baptism is a picture of our new life...