Romans 1:8-10
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit...
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Romans 1:7
To all those living in Rome [who are] beloved of God [and] called [to be] saints; grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul has introduced himself...
Romans 1:2-6
2 which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh, 4 who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according...
Romans 1:1
Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle set apart unto the gospel of God Paul introduces himself humbly to his audience. The idea behind the term “bondservant” is different from...
Paul’s Epistle to the Romans: Background
Context is important. Whether it’s a news story, a novel, or an exclamation like “the cheese in the teapot’s mine!” (Yes, that’s a real quote from a friend of mine in my student days.) No...
Paul’s Epistle to the Romans: Why a Study on Romans?
I am beginning a series on Romans. Why? Good question. Here’s why. First, Romans is unique among religious writings that are considered “scripture,” in that it provides a comprehensive overview of basic Christian doctrine...
Talking about Regeneration
Yesterday in Sunday School, we discussed the nature of Christian faith: what does it mean to have “faith,” and the different aspects of Christian faith (saving faith, intellectual assent, etc.). At one point in...
Are You a Christian, and a Practicing Atheist?
Our adult Sunday School class is spending the summer going through Sinclair Ferguson’s book The Christian Life. The book is “a doctrinal introduction”–in other words, it seeks to lay out in layman’s terms the...
