“Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice ...

So far the passages I’ve tried to touch on in a single post have been reasonably brief. This one’s a little longer. Don’t tune out or skim over it. Take your time. Read it through. Soak it in and soak in it a bit. Remember that the last section concluded with Paul’s declaration that he is not ...

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”” (Romans 1:16–17, ESV) In the previous ...

“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 I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God’s will I may now at last succeed in coming ...

When reading a letter it seems easy to skip over the greeting. Who is the letter to? Who is the letter from? Why on earth would Paul need seven verses to tell us that? But he does take seven verses; and within this short little section of scripture, there are some wonderful clues that point us toward Paul’s ...

I’m beginning a series of blogs that will follow me along as I read, study and meditate through Paul’s letter to the Romans. Though I’m tempted to commit to a verse by verse exegetical approach, I think it’s realistic to go with more of a section by section flow with the freedom to explore ...