Paul’s Letter to the Romans: Chapter 10–Okay, How Did the Jews Screw Up? (Part 16)
Before we move on to Romans 10, I want to point out that we must realize that the issues Paul is addressing in 9-11 are issues he had been dealing with for year...
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Introduction to Romans 9-11: Get Ready for Some Fireworks…Even Some Dispensationalism and Predestination! (Part 15)
Romans 1-8 is perhaps the most clearly delineated presentation of the Gospel in the entire New Testament. Hopefully, my mini-commentary on Romans 1-8 has been h...
Paul’s Letter to the Romans: Chapter 8:18-39–Suffering, Childbirth, the Holy Spirit…and Mike Ditka (Part 14)
Yes, suffering. Nobody likes it. We’d much rather avoid it, and instead focus on the uplifting ideas of salvation and triumph in the Spirit. Well, I’ve got bad ...
Paul’s Letter to the Romans: Chapter 8:1-17–Life in the Flesh vs. Life in the Spirit (Part 13)
We now come to Romans 8—the point Paul has been building up to throughout his entire argument. So pay attention… Now, Romans 7:7-25 is, to say the least, quite...
Paul’s Letter to the Romans: Romans 7:7-25–Oh that Sin, it gets you every time! (Part 12)
The late Christian music pioneer Keith Green had a song entitled “Romans VII.” It was on his album, So You Want To Go Back to Egypt? If you were a Christian kid...
Paul’s Letter to the Romans: Chapter 6:1-7:6–Baptism! Slavery! Marriage! (What do they all have in common?) (Part 11)
Romans 6:1-7:6 really act as a unit—it is a shame that whoever put in chapter breaks, put the beginning of chapter 7 where it currently is. What we find here is...
Paul’s Letter to the Romans: Chapter 5:12-21–Adam and Christ, What is Paul Really Talking About? (Spoiler Alert: Not Original Sin or the Historicity of Adam) (Part 10)
We now come to Romans 5:12-21, a section, ironically that is often used by young earth creationists to argue for the historicity of Adam. The argument basically...
Paul’s Letter to the Romans: Chapter 5:1-11–An Already/Not Yet Way of Life (Part 9)
In our journey through Romans, we now come to a different section of Paul’s argument. We must always remember, though, what Paul has been arguing up to this poi...
Paul’s Letter to the Romans: Chapter 4–Abraham, Righteousness, and Faith (Part 8)
Here we are now at Romans 4. Let’s do a quick recap, so we can always keep in mind the flow of Paul’s argument. Paul has argued: All Gentiles are sinful and des...
Romans 3:21-31–Righteousness Through Faith In Christ (AKA: Adventures in Atonement–Part 7)
In my last post, I gave the analogy of the Torah being like a medical report that diagnoses cancer. As welcomed and vital as that medical report is, only a fool...