John 6:25-58 The Bible is full of stories like this where God mercifully satisfies us with the things we really need, and John 6 brings that out in this discourse…
Romans 16:17-27 Despite the back-and-forth nature of the end to this letter, one idea comes through, and it’s the same idea that’s shone throughout the whole letter: the gospel, which…
Romans 16:1-16 Paul greets a number of people, the longest list of greetings, in fact, in all of his letters, who exhibit the characteristics he praised at the end of…
Romans 16:1-16 This list of names actually functions as a window into the work of the gospel. Just as we considered last week with Paul’s travel plans, so here we…
Romans 15:14-33 Look closely at what Paul says here and to see that when Paul gives us his travel plans, he’s giving us more than just an itinerary. You see,…
Romans 15:1-13 We see from today’s verses that obeying Paul’s instructions puts us in line with what God is doing in the world. Paul here gives us a script on…
Romans 14:16-23 Our bent is to put ourselves first and to do what pleases us regardless of how this affects others. But as we read in the Gospels, and as…
Romans 14:13-23 What are the big principles that should drive our decisions when it comes to disputable matters? These are the questions Paul addresses in today’s passage as he continues…
Romans 14:5-12 We continue our journey into Rom 14:1–15:13 by considering a third way in which the gospel heals our divisions in the church, and it relates to this key…
Romans 14:1-12 As you can tell from the reading of the passage, the Christians at Rome were “quarreling over disputable matters” (v. 1). One group of people was treating the…