Paul is assuming that his social-theological explanation of chapters 1-14 ought to make a difference in lives of the two social groups,...

In chapter 12, Paul begins a series of chapters (12-14) dealing now with what a life of grace and mercy should look like between the Jews...

We now come to the capstone chapter of Paul’s argument in this letter. Within this chapter is his pinnacle statement regarding God’s plan...

In the 10th chapter of Romans, Paul has now come to the crux of the matter. He has come to the pinnacle chapter of chapters 1-11. All...

In Romans 9:22-24 the apostle Paul asks a thought-provoking question. “What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his...

In summary then of Romans 1-7, Paul has explained the gospel to his readers in terms of salvific righteousness; i.e. a righteousness by...

Chapter 1 The apostle Paul, thus far in the book of Romans (chapters 1-7), has established, contrary to his readers’ opinion, that there...

Throughout his letter to the Romans, Paul consistently communicates his primary premise in writing his letter to the Roman Christians;...

We have seen so far in Romans the apostle Paul lay out his overall thesis of his letter: that all have sinned and fall short of the glory...

Up to the fourth chapter in the book of Romans, all content clearly points to only one premise: “The Gentiles, like the Jews, have always...

Jesus once said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." With these...

In our Romans observations so far, we have discovered that Paul has already made the claim that he is eager to visit Rome to preach the...

In order to understand Paul’s connection between Romans chapter 1 and chapter 2, we must recognize the connecting word “THEREFORE” at the...

In Acts 26, the apostle Paul stands before King Agrippa and gives an account of his Damascus road experience explaining that Jesus had...

In my last blog, we began a look into Romans 1:16-17. We noticed Paul's triple use of the connector-word 'for" in those two sentences and...

We have already seen, in the first paragraph of Romans, that Paul is concerned that his readers fully understand the Gospel of God. There...

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. For God is my witness, whom...

If you read Romans from beginning to end, you get the impression that the apostle Paul could have been the one who coined the phrase,...