Category: Book of Romans
The Book of Romans
You may already know that the apostle Paul, who wrote much of the New Testament, was originally known as Saul of Tarsus. He was a Jewish rabbi and part of the ultra-holy group known as the Pharisees. Saul of Tarsus believed Christians were worthless…
Division
The apostle Paul ends the book of Romans with a discussion about division in the church. Those Christians who were brought up with the Jewish traditions were concerned about those Christians who were not following the traditional Jewish religious rules and regulations. Paul spends…
Prescription for Christian Living
In chapters twelve and thirteen of the book of Romans, the apostle Paul gives us a long list of do’s and don’ts that paint a graphic picture of a well-managed Christian life. It would be a good idea to keep this list on your…
Mercy
You do not deserve God’s favor. No one does. It is not until we have fully accepted that understanding that we can even approach God. There is absolutely nothing we can do to achieve God’s standard of righteousness. Our only hope is that God…
Security
Once you step over the threshold of faith and place your trust in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you have placed yourself securely in the arms of God. The evidence of your transition is revealed within the confines of your mind. “Those…
Sin
In chapter seven of the book of Romans, the apostle Paul takes us on a journey through our transition from unbeliever to believer, saved by the blood of Jesus. Before trusting Jesus we were slaves to sin. Sin is the act of going against…
Baptism
As a Christian, you have left your old life as a slave to sin, and transitioned into your new life as a slave to righteousness. Baptism symbolizes that death and resurrection. “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that,…
Grace = Unmerited Favor
The first man, Adam, made a mistake and went against the will of God resulting in banishment from the Garden of Eden and a loss of his eternal existence; Adam and all of his descendants to follow would now be assigned a time to…
Justification
In order to be admitted into the kingdom of heaven, we must possess righteousness equal to God. This is God’s design; however, he also designed us to be helpless sinners incapable of attaining that righteousness. Exactly why God designed things this way is not…
Autopilot
When we are learning a new skill, there are a bunch of rules and precise steps that need to be followed to achieve success. In the beginning, we tend to stress over each and every rule to the point that our efforts are weakened. …
A Pure Heart
When the apostle Paul wrote his letter to the Christian church in Rome, there was a division between the Jews who had become followers of Jesus and the non-Jewish Gentiles who were followers of Jesus. The Jewish Christians believed the Gentile Christians should also…
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