THE BOOK OF ROMANS Lesson 12, Chapter 5 As we study Romans Chapter 5 today we should pause to remember just who Paul is addressing his thoughts to: it is to the gentile and Jewish Believers living in the capital city of the Roman Empire: Rome. To put a finer point on it: this was […]

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THE BOOK OF ROMANS Lesson 11, Chapter 4 As we saw to begin Romans chapter 4 last week, Paul is essentially offering a Midrash (an interpretive discussion) of Genesis 15:6 to bolster his case that the Gospel saves both Jews and gentiles under exactly the same terms. This Genesis passage tells the story of Abraham […]

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THE BOOK OF ROMANS Lesson 10, Chapters 3 and 4 I’m not sure that more beautiful, soaring, hope-inspiring words have been written in the Bible than what we read in Romans 3:24: CJB Romans 3:24 By God’s grace, without earning it, all are granted the status of being considered righteous before him, through the act […]

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THE BOOK OF ROMANS Lesson 9, Chapter 3 We barely got started on Romans chapter 3 last time, and this week we’ll continue it. Before we re-read Romans 3 I want you to keep in mind that what Paul is doing (at least for the first few verses of Romans 3) is defending Israel’s election […]

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THE BOOK OF ROMANS Lesson 8, Chapters 2 and 3 If you think that after going through the mind twistingly difficult words of Paul in Romans 2 last week, that it is going to get easier this week, think again. Part of what makes this so challenging for us is that Paul’s terms, and the […]

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THE BOOK OF ROMANS Lesson 7, Chapter 2 continued Put those thinking caps on today, it is going to be challenging. The things that often get glossed over in Romans we’re going to attack with gusto! In Romans chapter 2 the role of the Law (or as the CJB prefers to say, the Torah) for […]

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THE BOOK OF ROMANS Lesson 6, Chapter 2 In Bible study, context is everything. So before we open Chapter 2 of Romans, let me say something that I should have said (a few times, probably) about Chapter 1. Chapter 1 was primarily (but not exclusively) speaking to gentiles. It was speaking mostly to people who […]

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THE BOOK OF ROMANS Lesson 5, chapter 1 conclusion We have spent an inordinate amount of time in chapter 1 of Romans, but today we’ll conclude it. In some ways today might be the most emotionally and culturally challenging of the several lessons we’ve had on this chapter because Paul, never one to mince words, […]

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THE BOOK OF ROMANS Lesson 4, Chapter 1 continued 2 While we won’t spend as long in every chapter, chapter 1 of Romans has so many important terms and God-principles in it that it is necessary to go slow and to carefully clarify these terms and flesh out these principles. Then we’ll have a far […]

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THE BOOK OF ROMANS Lesson 3, Chapter 1 cont. The subject matter of the Book of Romans necessarily lends itself to much interpretation, application, and preaching. We won’t be shying away from any of it, so here we go. Last week we dealt with the opening words of Romans chapter 1 because how one interprets […]

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