Romans 5:1-2 “If any two men desire the same thing, which nevertheless they cannot both enjoy, they become enemies” — Thomas HobbesGod and man have been at enmity since the Garden of Eden, when our first parents usurped the glory that belongs to God alone.Since Old Testament times God, through nature and circumstance has emphasized His displeasure with sinful humanity. While sinful…

Romans 5:1 Because Justification is one of the “heart-words” of our of the Christian faith, it is important for us to have a Biblical understanding of this central theme. Do you know what the Bible teaches concerning justification? The Bible teaches us that justification comes: From GodBy GraceBy the Blood of ChristBy Christ’s resurrectionBy FaithBy Your Words, andBy Your Works

Romans 4:16-25 The faith of Abraham is described as “Hope against Hope”.Hope against hope believes that God can give life to the dead.Hope against hope believes that God can call things into being that do not exist.Hope against hope does not waver at the seeming impossibility of what God has promised.Hope against hope praises God in advance!Hope against hope is certain that…

Romans 3:27-31 We have been justified according to the law of faith. Our faith is a gift from God and therefore we have no right or reason to boast because of it. Our faith is apart from the law. Yet, though we are justified by faith, we do not abandon God’s law. Paul says we establish it instead.

Romans 3:21-26 God is good. His goodness exceeds the standard of His law inasmuch as He Himself cannot be compelled to be as He is.God is good to mankind apart from the law. He Himself is not bound by the law, and by His sovereign will He can choose to consider our worthiness aside from the law. He does this through Jesus…

Romans 3:9-20 The purpose of the law is to: It does this very well! The law unveils more truth about us than we care to see. It reads our thoughts and weighs our every motive. The law knows and exposes the truth that we are wretched indeed! And sometimes that is just what we need to hear.

Romans 3:1-8 Can good exist without bad?Can right thrive without wrong?Can light shine in the absence of darkness?Is the grace of God necessary without the sins of men? YES!While God’s plan of salvation takes sin into account, His plan would be just as effective even if mankind never sinned.

Romans 2:17-29 Circumcision is an outward mark upon the body as a sign of being a Jew, as baptism is the outward sign of the one who follows Jesus. But neither have value if the inner life of a person is unchanged. Paul describes to us the problem of the hyper-religious that has mastered the law, but the law has not mastered…

Romans 2:12-16 When we stand before God we will be judged by our outward obedience to the law of God, and by our inward adherence to the law. If by chance one were to be found without fault in these two areas, all will be found out in the third. Because God will lastly judge the secrets of each person’s heart. What…

Romans 2:1-8 In the previous verses paul described in vivid terms and elaborate detail the sorts of depravity which comes upon all those who suppress the truth of God. Paul anticipates that the believer who peruses his list of depravities will assume to themselves that he is talking about the plight of the unbeliever. But Paul makes it clear that the sinful…

Romans 1:16-24 The righteous live by faith in the message of the gospel, but the unrighteous die by suppressing the truth of God’s word. This resistance:1) Evokes God’s wrath2) Seeks to eradicate the signature of God within, which is the very foundation of its existence3) Darkens perception and emotion4) Is not thankful4) Seeks God in the created world or senseless philosophies, anywhere…