Romans 4:13-25 Paul continues to demonstrate the priority of faith in God’s dealings with his people. However, Paul also takes a moment to focus on the quality of Abraham’s faith,…
Romans 4:1-12 Rather than viewing Abraham’s story through the lenses of obedience or sin, we should view Abraham’s story through the lens of the gospel and the response of faith…
Romans 3:27-31 Verse 27 asks, “Where, then, is boasting?” Verse 29 asks, “Is God the God of Jews only?” And v. 31 asks, “Do we, then, nullify the law by…
Romans 3:21-26 In this passage, Paul is going to give us a lot of truth. He’s going to explain the significance of the work of Christ and how it relates…
Romans 3:9-20 How can we escape God’s wrath that is being revealed against our ungodliness and unrighteousness? As he did in the previous section, Paul will highlight a problem here…
Romans 3:1-8 Romans 3:1–8 shows us how God by his grace changes the evil fate of his disobedient people. At first glance, this passage can almost seem to be a…
Romans 2:17-29 Here Paul addresses those who think that a certain religious status or certain external marks or certain religious activities shield them from God’s judgment.[1] All the while, they…
Romans 2:1-16 Last week, we studied the revelation of God’s wrath against human wickedness (1:18–32). No one escapes the judgment of God. But what if someone listening to Paul’s argument…
Romans 1:18-32 The purpose of our passage today is to show us why we need the gospel. The gospel is good news, but it’s only good news if we first…
Romans 1:16-17 As we begin to make our way into the heart of this letter, we start by considering our confidence in the gospel. What are we trusting in as…