Nearly 1/2 year of reading to date. We're nearing the end of May. Anyone have any thoughts about Romans from this past week? Or any questions? One item of note, is that our modern translations protect us from the lengthy sentences in Paul's original writings. Does that matter to you? I think it's a good … Continue reading Week 21.
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Romans 9.
In the midst of his glorying in the good that God works for those who believe in him, Paul has to deal with the state of Israel. Paul is a Jew, through and through. But he sees that gentiles are putting their faith in Jesus at a much larger rate than Jews. What does this … Continue reading Romans 9.
Romans 8.
Paul leaves his own personal feelings of shortcomings in chapter 7, to state some truths about what a relationship with Christ actually means. One of these truths is that there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus. Hooray! In Paul's moment in time as he writes this letter, he's suffering. "For we know that … Continue reading Romans 8.
Romans 7.
After the triumphant declaration Paul makes in chapter 6, that we are no longer slaves to sin, but should be slaves to God's righteousness, he then confesses that in spite of that truth, he still wrestles with sin. We see ourselves in his autobiographical confession. The gist of what Paul says, I think, is that … Continue reading Romans 7.
Romans 6.
Once again, Paul is making some powerful claims about our new life in Christ. Think about this (from the NLT): 6 We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. 7 For when we died with Christ we were … Continue reading Romans 6.
Romans 5.
So many promises are given by Paul in this chapter of his letter. I'll camp out on this one, which is stated several times in different ways. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
Week 20.
We've completed 20 weeks of reading. Hooray! Anything you'd like to say?
Romans 4.
So here is the most amazing thing Paul says of God ... 5 But to the one who does not work, but believes in the one who declares the ungodly righteous, his faith is credited as righteousness. Acts 4:5 ... He is the one who declares the ungodly, righteous.
Romans 3.
Paul treads a narrow path through the relationships between the law, those who were under the law, and those who were not. These verses are at the heart of what Paul is getting at: 21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God (although it is attested by the law and the prophets) has been disclosed— 22 namely, … Continue reading Romans 3.
Romans 2.
This is probably the hardest chapter in Romans to understand and to reconcile to Paul's teachings in general, and to the message of the rest of the letter. I hold onto this chapter as "introductory" to the rest of the letter and will return to it as we get further into this letter to the … Continue reading Romans 2.