Previously in his letter to the Romans Paul shared his love and concern for the believers in Rome. Now the apostle concludes his epistle with words of encouragement as well as warm greetings. “1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea. 2 I ask you to receive her […]

Self proclaimed “apostle to the Gentiles,” Paul now shares his intent to visit Rome during his forthcoming trip to Spain. In his letter to the Roman churches the apostle praises his readers for their faith in Jesus Christ and dedication to advancing the gospel. “14 I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are […]

Previously in his letter to the Roman churches Paul laid out the law of Christ about both food and sin which called on believers to act in ways acceptable and glorifying to God. Now the apostle addresses the spiritually mature and how all believers should seek to please God rather than themselves, living in the […]

Having warned believers to leave revenge to God, Paul now addresses food and sin among Christians. No longer bound to the law of Moses, children of God are encouraged to abide by the law of Christ pertaining to food and sin. While the Jewish law commanded its followers to abide by a strict set of […]

In his letter to his beloved Roman churches the apostle Paul now addresses the law of liberties for Christians. In this section of his epistle Paul calls on believers to refrain from passing judgment on each other especially when dealing with disputable issues. “1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable […]

Submitting to God and those He appointed as rulers of the land is the theme in the following verses of Paul’s letter to the Roman churches. Paul described the way Christians should conduct themselves with each other and among enemies of God, now the apostle instructs us how to submit to authorities. “1 Everyone must […]

The reality behind sanctification is that those truly in Christ have been transformed through the Holy Spirit. While believing certainly leads people to Christ, acceptance and repentance are at the root of salvation. Either Jew or Gentile, Paul calls on believers to walk in Jesus’ footsteps as we continuously offer ourselves as living sacrifices, holy […]

Parting from his exhortation to the Jews the apostle Paul now addresses all Christians focusing on duty rather than destiny. First Paul urges believers to treat our bodies as holy temples by which we able ourselves to serve God and those around us. “1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that […]

Paul established Israel’s rejection of the gospel was not final, that Jews who turned away from the fulfillment of prophecy but then believed in Jesus Christ would be grafted back in the tree of life to which all Jews possess lineage from. In the following verses the apostle shares a mystery revealed to him by […]

Thankfully Paul showed not all Jews would reject the gospel, some Israelites would abide by the word of God and embrace the fact the life and death of Jesus was indeed the fulfillment of prophecy. The apostle now addresses those Jews who did not initially believe in Jesus but eventually will be saved because of […]