Scripture Reference: Romans 3:27-31
Paul says that no one will be justified by the “works of the law.” That was his way of confronting Jewish people for their adherence to exclusionary cultural norms. But we still have those ourselves. What are the ways we seek to justify ourselves in OUR day?
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Scripture Reference: Romans 3:21-26
We LOVE to catalogue the details of good news! How much more does Paul revel in the precision and details of God’s provision for his people in Christ. Three massive concepts: justification, redemption and propitiation, are all laid out for God’s people to mine for joy.
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Scripture Reference: Romans 3:9-20
Nothing can break up the ordinariness of our day quite like an insult can. And yet, Paul unpacks a sweeping condemnation of all people (both religious and irreligious) in the middle part of Romans 3. This week, we look at the Christian doctrine of Total Depravity.
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Scripture Reference: Romans 2:1-11
Having broadly condemned the irreligious in the latter half of chapter 1, Paul then turns his sights on the religious community, who demonstrate their own depravity through their condescending to others, while they do the very same things themselves.
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Scripture Reference: Romans 1:18-32
Paul says that the Gospel is about salvation, but salvation from what? His answer is not one that this generation wants to hear: we need salvation from the very present wrath of God. But is that an archaic way of talking about God? What good could possibly come from this idea?
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