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Romans
Contributed by David Jenkins on Jan 29, 2005 (message contributor)
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1. Intro To Romans
Contributed on Jan 29, 2005
Intro to Romans
Romans 1: 1 Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God 2which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, 3concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, 4and declared to be ...read more
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2. The Just Shall Live By Faith
Contributed on Feb 20, 2005
The Just shall live by faith
Romans 1:16, “16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ,[a] for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.” Among most Paul’s well known phrases and most often used quotes is the above verse. Paul had been imprisoned ...read more
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3. Unrighteous Gentiles
Contributed on Feb 20, 2005
Unrighteous Gentiles
1:18-30 opens up a new section in Romans. After introducing the righteousness which comes from God (1:17), a theme he develops at length (3:21-5:21), Paul presents the overwhelming evidence of man’s sinfulness, underscoring how desperately he needs this righteousness that only God can provide. He ...read more
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4. Knowledge, Truth And Guilt
Contributed on Feb 20, 2005
Knowledge, Truth and Guilt
Having demonstrated the sinfulness of the immoral pagan (1:18-32), Paul presents his case against the religious moralist-Jew or Gentile- by cataloging 6 principles that govern God’s judgment: 1) knowledge (v.1); 2) truth (vv.2,3); 3) guilt (vv.4,5); 4) deeds (vv.6-10); 5 ...read more
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5. Deeds And Impartiality
Contributed on Feb 20, 2005
Deeds and impartiality
Deeds and Impartiality Romans 2:6-10: Scripture everywhere teaches that salvation is not on the basis of works (4:1-4; Eph 2:8-9), it consistently teaches that God’s judgment is always on the basis of man’s deeds (Is. 3:10-11; Jer 17:10; John 5:28-29; 1 Cor 3:8; 2 Cor 5:!0; Gal 6:7-9; Romans ...read more
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6. Jews Are Just As Guilty As Gentiles
Contributed on Feb 20, 2005
Jews are just as guilty as Gentiles
Romans 2:17-29, having shown that outwardly moral people, Jew and Gentile alike-will stand condemned by God’s judgment, Paul turns his argument exclusively to the Jews, God’s covenant people. Neither their heritage (vs.17a), their knowledge (vv.17b-24), nor their ceremonies, specifically ...read more
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7. Circumcision Of No Avail
Contributed on Feb 20, 2005
Circumcision of no avail
Romans 2:25, “ 25For circumcision is indeed profitable if you keep the law; but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.” This goes back to Genesis 17:11, “And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant ...read more
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8. God's Judgment Defended
Contributed on Feb 20, 2005
God’s judgment defended
God’s judgment defended Romans 3:1-2, “1 What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision? 2Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of God.” The Jews are condemned along with the heathen, what advantage is there in ...read more
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9. All Have Sinned
Contributed on Feb 20, 2005
All have sinned
Its common for people today to excuse their faults with the attitude, “He nobody’s perfect!” True enough. People can only be expected to be human which means fallible. Unfortunately, though, few people take that reality seriously enough. Indeed when it comes to their standing before ...read more
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10. Boasting Excluded
Contributed on Feb 20, 2005
Boasting excluded
Having provedn conclusively that universal sinfulness of man and his need for righteousness in 1:18-3:20, Paul develops the theme he introduced in 1:17; God has graciously provided a righteousness that comes from Him on the basis of faith alone (3:21-5:21). After all this bad news about our ...read more
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11. Abraham And David Justified By Faith
Contributed on Mar 1, 2005
Abraham and David justified by faith
This chapter is pivotal in establishing that justification is by God’s grace through faith alone. Verses 1-8 demonstrate that justification is a gift and cannot be earned by works. Verses 9-12 argue that since Abraham was justified before he went circumcised, circumcision is not a basis of ...read more
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12. Abraham Justified Before Circumcision
Contributed on Mar 1, 2005
Abraham justified before circumcision
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Romans 4: 9Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness. 10How then was it accounted? While he was ...read more
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13. The Promise Granted Through Faith
Contributed on Mar 1, 2005
The promise granted through faith
In Galatians Paul argues hat Christ is the seed of Abraham, and so the blessing comes to the Gentiles as well as the Jews through Christ. The promise in Romans, this promise is not based on Abraham’s works or merits as in Galatians. Paul is following his argument chronologically by applying his ...read more
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14. Faith Triumphs In Trouble
Contributed on Mar 18, 2005
Faith Triumphs in Trouble
Romans 5:1, “ 1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have[a] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,” Therefore is a transition word Paul uses to move from one argument to another. He will use the word again in v.12 to point out that this is another argument. This ...read more
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15. Yeshua In Our Place
Contributed on Mar 18, 2005
Yeshua in our place
Romans 5:5, “5Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. “6For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.” When a believer comes to faith the love of the Lord is ...read more
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16. The Two Kingdoms
Contributed on Mar 18, 2005
The Two Kingdoms
Romans 5: 12Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—“ This section from 5:12-21 is one of the most enigmatic passages in the entire book, for Paul sets out to show how one’ man’s death can ...read more
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17. Upside Down Spiriutality
Contributed on Apr 8, 2005
Upside down spiritiuality
From 6:1 to 8:39 the Apostle Paul moves from demonstrating the doctrine of justification which is God’s declaring the believing sinners righteous (3:20-5:21), to demonstrating the practical ramifications of salvation on those who have been justified. He specifically discusses the doctrine of ...read more
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18. From Slaves Of Sin To Slaves Of God
Contributed on Apr 16, 2005
From slaves of sin to slaves of God
This section continues Paul’s discussion of sanctification by reminding his readers of their past slavery to sin and their new slavery to righteousness. He wants them to live in submission to their new master, Jesus Christ, and not be entantagled again with the sins that characterized their old ...read more
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19. Freed From The Law
Contributed on Apr 23, 2005
Freed from the Law
Knowing that his readers-especially Jewish ones-would have many questions about how the law relates to their faith in Christ, Paul sets out to explain that relationship (he refers to the law 27 times in this passage in Romans 7). In a detailed explanation of what it means not to be under law, but ...read more