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What does the Gospel do for us in suffering? At the beginning of Romans chapter 5, Paul begins to unpack what being saved by faith in Jesus does for us not only in eternity, but in the here and now.

What is faith? What does it look like? In this last section of Romans, Paul writes to the Church about the nature of Abraham's faith, and how we can grow in our own faith today.

Why can't we be saved by works? Is that just the rule? Or is there more to the story. In this important section of Romans, the apostle Paul walks us through why Abraham was saved apart from works, and why grace through faith in Jesus is the only way. NOTE: Below is the Tim Keller quote in its entirety:

If you can't dance and you long to dance, in the resurrection you'll dance perfectly.

There is nothing better than ordinary life, except that it's always going away and falling apart.

Ordinary life is food and work and chairs by the fire and hugs and dancing and mountains - this world.

God loves it so much that he gave his only Son so we - and the rest of this world - could be redeemed and made perfect.

And that's what is in store for us.

The resurrection means we can look forward with hope to the day our suffering will be gone.

But it even means that we can look forward with hope to the day our suffering will be glorious.

On the Day of the Lord - the day when God makes everything right, on that day everything sad will become untrue.

You will find that the worst things that have

C. S. Lewis' in The Great Divorce:

Being saved by faith alone is not a new invention. Paul goes all the way back to Abraham to show that it has always been this way. Abraham is not the father of the Israelites only. He is the father of all people; Jew and Gentile, throughout all history, who have turned to God Almighty not with works, but with faith.

Paul has been making his case throughout his letter that we are saved by faith, apart from works, thanks to the righteous life of Jesus. But what does the Old Testament say about these things? Paul begins his Old Testament journey by showing us the faith of Israel's founder: Abraham.

What does the Cross say about how God feels? What does the Cross say about the Old Testament? What does the Cross say about the Law? This massively important text tells us so many important things.

What is the most important thing to understand in our lives? What is the biggest problem every single human being faces? The Apostle Paul explains through one of the most important passages of scripture.

In a second look at this important passage, we see what exactly the modern chruch has in common with the Jews in Paul's day. The connection is shocking, and Paul's words here are just as helpful today as they were nearly 2,000 years ago.

Paul's Gospel is popular today, but it has not always been this way. As the book of Romans is being written, Paul encounters pushback from various places and people. He is misrepresented by those who do not know or trust his Gospel. But Paul takes on each argument here at the beginning of Romans chapter 3.

If religion can't save us, does that make religion a bad thing? Paul now turns his attention back to the Jewish people he has come to know and love. He shares with them their strengths and their weaknesses, and shows them a way out of both.