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...
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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...
Paul’s Letter to the Romans: Romans 3:1-20–What’s the Advantage? (Part 6)
As we move on to Romans 3, we need to remember that Paul is in the process of building an argument. He is ultimately going to get to the question, “How does the...
Paul’s Letter to the Romans–Chapter 2: “Hey you! Yeah you, Hypocrite! Take a Look in the Mirror!” (Part 5)
After that opening salvo of Romans 1:18-32, one thing would be sure: Paul’s fellow Jews would be saying, “Preach it, brother!” (For that matter, given the topic...
Paul’s Letter to the Romans: Chapter 1:18-32 (Yes, the section that talks about homosexuality) (Part 4)
Romans 1:18-32: Paul’s Condemnation of the Pagan World Romans 1:18-32 begins Paul’s actual argument that runs throughout Romans. It cuts to the heart of the Gos...
Paul’s Letter to the Romans: Chapter 1:1-17 (Part 3)
Today, I start actually going through Paul’s letter to the Romans. In order to really simplify things, I’m breaking this post into two sections: (A)...
Paul’s Letter to the Romans: The Jewish Dilemma in the 1st Century, and the Christian Dilemma in the 21st Century (Part 2)
If you want to even begin to understand anything in the New Testament, be it the gospels or Paul’s letters, you need to make sure you have a handle on what was ...
The Apostle Paul and His Letter to the Romans: A Mini-Commentary (Part 1)
Over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to turn a corner and focus on something actually biblical. When I was at Regent College in Vancouver, I was fortunate t...
The Jews, the Holocaust, and the Covenant
I recently watched a PBS presentation entitled, God On Trial. The setting was a barracks in Auschwitz, in which the Jewish men there decided to “hold court” and...