Romans 8:5-17 Our passage today declares that, by the grace of God and by the power of the Holy Spirit, God enables his people to enjoy his presence, protection, and…
Romans 8:1-4 How can the guilty go free without a tragic miscarriage of divine justice? How can we obtain freedom when the law only condemns us further? And what does…
Romans 6:15-23 Since believers have been set free from slavery to sin, they must now offer themselves as slaves to God. We must not fail to take sin seriously because…
Romans 6:1-14 We have been set free from sin, and we are journeying towards the completion of God’s new creation, but how do we live in the time in between?…
Romans 5:12-21 As we examine this passage, we will see that we cannot, we must not deny the reality of our sin. It is dark and deadly. We have a…
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 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 1:1-7 As we consider this passage, we should consider our own relationship to the gospel. Are you like some: in general agreement with Christianity but you haven’t yet joined…
Ruth 3:1-4:22 After Naomi learns the identity of Ruth’s benefactor, so to speak, and pronounces a blessing on him, she adds one more key detail to her description of him:…
Matthew 7:13-29 Jesus invites people to respond to his teaching.[1] He does so by warning against insufficient responses to his message that result in spiritual ruin. He does so by…