Today both Paul and Jesus challenge us on the nature of authority, what authority Christians have been given, by whom, and for what purpose. 

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Paul writes to the church in Philippi, describing how he is caught between life and death. Our lives, too, are walked on a line. But Christ is always with us to pull, push, and catch when we fall.

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Text: Romans 14:1-12. What is essential to the faith, what is non-essential, and how do we handle the difference?

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In Romans 13, Paul addresses the appropriate Christian attitude towards government. Must we always submit to them, even when they seem to be in the wrong?

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Teachers assess students based on a rubric. Paul outlines a rubric for judging Christian behaviour vs. worldly attitudes in Romans 12:8-21. 

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A little more than 2/3rds of the way through his letter to Rome, Paul pivots, and begins to write about the life of the Christian saved by grace looks like. 

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Paul is preparing to transition from pure theology to more practical application in his letter to the Romans. Before we can go on, a little pop quiz. What does Paul mean when he says "All Israel will be saved?"

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In Romans 10, Paul addresses a serious question for the Church: how do people become Christians and confess the saving faith? 

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Paul asks the question, were all Israelites true Israelites? The question might be asked in our day, are all who sit in pews on Sunday Christians? 

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What does it mean to be "predestined," as Paul says it, to be God's elect? What if it does not mean what we think it means?

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