A favorite verse from someone who meant a lot to me. How is your worship going?

Paul draws the distinction between followers of God and people say they're followers of God. There needs to be some form of life change in order for this to be real.

Paul draws a very clear line on what the gospel is and what it is not.

God is the source of salvation. We are not.

Jesus fulfilled the requirements of the law now we have absolute confidence in faith and life.

Paul talks about the human condition. We like to get as close to boundaries as possible to see how much we can get away with. That's the case when the law is the motivator, but when the gospel (or relationship) is the motivation we don't push the limits as much.

In baptism we die to sin and are made alive again in Jesus. Now, because of this grace of God, we run from sin. No we're not perfect but we strive to stay away from sinful behavior to pursue the righteous desires of God.

Adam brought sin and death but Jesus restores all to life.

Abraham was a key figure in the lives of the Jews. Paul here explains why he should be important.

The power of the gospel is that it works for Jews and for non Jewish people.