Introductions are somewhat like genealogies to many of us; we have a tendency to just blow them off, and skip to “the good stuff”. But this introduction has plenty of Good stuff in it. It introduces Paul, the Gospel, Jesus, and the Christian, all of which are very relevant to Read more…
Here is my mind map of the first seven verses of Romans (ESV): Despite the fact that this is an introduction to the book, there are lots of cool things in this passage. You can check out some material to help through these verses here. Here are some questions to Read more…
Some time in the last couple months, I got wind that our local church would be studying through Romans in 2018. Some may have groaned, but I have now looked forward to it from that time, and can’t wait to get started. Some have said that God repeats lessons you Read more…
God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as Read more…