Episodes
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
The Epistle to the Romans - Session 28 - Romans 6:1-2
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Romans chapter 6 and 7 deal with the issue of indwelling sin. Why is it that those who have been justified continue to struggle with sin? Does not the Holy Spirit give us victory over sin? In Romans 6:1-2, Paul answers those who believe that if God is glorified in showing grace to us when we sin, they why don't we really sin, so He can be really glorified?
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
The Epistle to the Romans - Session 27 - Romans 5:18-21
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
One of the greatest hymns, in my estimation, is Grace Greater Than All Our Sin. In Romans 5:18-21 we read of God's grace, a grace than all of our sins. Some may think that they can sin so much that God gives up on them - but that is not possible. No matter what we have done, and no matter how many times we have failed Him, God's grace is greater.
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
The Epistle to the Romans - Session 26 - Romans 5:15-17
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
The bad news that Adam's sin brought death to the entire human race is balanced by the good news that the death of Christ on the cross brings life to all who believe. All men are under the curse of sin but birth, but by placing one's faith in the finished word of Christ, the curse of sin is replaced by the free gift of eternal life.
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
The Epistle to the Romans - Session 25 - Romans 5:12-14
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
In this session we explore the reality of sin after the fall of Adam and Eve. Paul makes the argument that even though there was no law prior to Moses, the fact that all men died proves the reality of sin.
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
The Epistle to the Romans - Session 24 - Romans 5:6-11
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
We continue our look at the results of Justification in Romans 5. In this session we look at concept of reconciliation. We were once enemies of God and Christ, but by placing our faith in the finished work of Christ we are no longer enemies, but friends. Our relationship with God has been restored, which means we now have the assurance of salvation and the hope of eternal glory.
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
The Epistle to the Romans - Session 23 - Romans 5:1-5
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Paul, having shown that the concept of justification by faith was not a new doctrine, but in fact taught in the Old Testament by using Abraham and David as examples, now turns to the results of justification. In Romans 5:1-5, he lists several results of justification in the life of a believer: peace with God, access to the Father, an expectant joy, perseverance through suffering, a promise of maturity in Christ, and the love of the Holy Spirit which has been poured out in our lives.
Friday Nov 17, 2023
The Epistle to the Romans - Session 22 - Romans 4:16-25
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
We complete our study of Romans chapter 4 by examining the life of Abraham. Paul shows that Abraham was a model of justification by faith, and not works, which was directly opposite that of the view of the Jewish rabbis of Paul's day.
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
The Epistle to the Romans - Session 21 - Romans 4:9-15
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
Paul continues his discussion of Abraham and David by showing that Abraham justified by faith long before he was circumcised. The Jews thought that circumcision was a means of justification, some rabbis even teaching that Abraham sat at the gates of hell and would not allow any circumcised Jew to enter. Circumcision was a major issue with the rabbis of Paul's day, and in this section of Scripture he shows that true circumcision is not that of the flesh, but of the heart.
Friday Nov 03, 2023
The Epistle to the Romans - Session 20 - Romans 4:1-8
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Paul continues his discussion of justification by faith alone (sola fide) by looking at two Old Testament examples. The first is David, and the second is Abraham. Jewish rabbis taught both were justified by their works, but Paul masterfully uses the Old Testament Scriptures to show that both of these men were not justified by their works, but by their faith in God.
Monday Oct 30, 2023
The Epistle to the Romans - Session 19 -- Romans 3:21-31
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
We finally wrap up our discussion of the first major section of Romans, Paul's indictment of all mankind. Having shown that all of humanity stands condemned before God, Paul now turns to God's remedy, a righteousness that is obtained by faith in Christ's finished work on the cross. Without this righteousness, no one can stand justified before the Lord.