Previously in his letter to the churches in Rome Paul addressed the Jews’ rejection of the gospel and of Jesus Christ. Now he focuses on the fact some Israelites received the word and were saved from eternal damnation through faith in Jesus Christ. With their hearts hardened the majority of Israel would fall as a […]

Paul established the fact the Jews rejection of the gospel would be their demise. The apostle now brings forth old testament scripture to reinforce his plea aimed at the Israelites in an attempt to free them from their bondage to the law and lift them up through faith and acceptance of Jesus Christ. “14 How, […]

Having rejected the gospel and divinity of Jesus Christ the need for Israel to hear and believe in the gospel seemed obvious to Paul. The apostle now focuses on the basis of salvation which is faith in God’s only begotten son, the messiah Jesus Christ. “1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for […]

Paul exposed Israel’s rejection of Christ and God’s purpose for His chosen people through His one and only begotten son. Now the apostle directs his rebuke at Israel’s rejection of God’s justice bases on the new covenant that is Christ’s blood shed on the cross as a gateway to salvation. Paul’s election raises a question […]

Having already established God’s purpose for believers, the fact predestination dictates no one can change his or her future or be separated from God’s love, the apostle Paul now addresses the people of Israel explaining their destiny was also predestined according to God’s will. In this section of his letter to the Roman church’s Paul […]

Now that we learned that through Christ we are free from sin and alive in the Spirit, and that Jesus is our only hope for deliverance, the apostle Paul delivers a message about God’s everlasting Love. “28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who […]

Paul’s letter to the Roman churches has been anything but tame. The apostle mentioned how God’s judgment would be swift upon all those who deny Him glory. Paul teaches us that God’s wrath, based on His hatred for sin, is death. The apostle continues on the same path now addressing the future rather than the […]

Thus far in Paul’s letter to the Roman churches we learned about God’s judgment versus sin and the fact His judgment was just since all have sinned and fallen short of His glory. The apostle Paul also taught us that Adam’s sin brought us death while Jesus’s death brings life to those who believe, repent […]

Having been freed from the law believers are now presented with the opportunity to grow in the law of Christ according to the gospel. Paul previously compared sin to a marriage by which the law died releasing us from bondage. Through death we have been made new and ready to enter into a new, eternal […]

In his letter to the Roman churches Paul explained how the new covenant came as a blessing to believers who were once dead to sin but now alive in Christ. Thankfully the same covenant brought on by the sacrifice made by Jesus also released us from bondage to the Mosaic Law, which is the topic […]