Do you still sin as a Christian? Aren’t we supposed to have a “new life” and not sin anymore? Why do we keep struggling? How do we really change? ◊ If ROMANS Chapter 6 is about the Christian believer’s new… Read More ›
Evil
Agog Over Gog and Magog?
With new troubles in the Middle East, all the end times pundits come out again in droves. Here we go again. ◊ I will actually take a break from our study of ROMANS to address a hot and current topic…. Read More ›
The Life in ROMANS 6
How does one go from old to new, sin to grace, death to life? It doesn’t make sense, until one becomes a slave to righteousness. ◊ If you look at the final verses of ROMANS Chapter 5, there’s the notion… Read More ›
The Proof in ROMANS 4
The concept of faith or belief in Jesus of the New Testament is anchored to an Old Testament proof point: Abraham. The significance of this connection should not be lost on anyone. ◊ I once heard a pastor at our… Read More ›
Viewpoints on ROMANS 3
Is faith something we do or something we believe? Are you laden with guilt from your past and feel that you need to do more than merely believe? ◊ I had a conversation one day with another businessman about Christianity…. Read More ›
The Faith in ROMANS 3
What is the one unifying solution to our sin and guilt problem with God? Faith. That’s it? There’s got to be more to it than that, right? Not if you’re a Jew or a Gentile. ◊ If you were a… Read More ›
Viewpoints on ROMANS 2
While guilt before God abounds, we rationalize how God should treat us based on our good behavior. Particularly when compared to other people around us who we think don’t measure up. ◊ Why do Christians always have so much guilt?… Read More ›
The Guilt in ROMANS 2
With his great legal mind, Paul is developing a brilliant case against those of obvious guilt, as well as those who may think they rise above it. ◊ After reading the latter half of Romans Chapter 1, there’s a strong… Read More ›
Viewpoints on ROMANS 1
Romans Chapter 1 is about a nebulous thing called faith. Then it gets very practical – too practical for some as it talks about sex. ◊ It’s clear in Romans Chapter 1 that Jesus is real and that Paul is… Read More ›
The Need in ROMANS 1
To some, the 1st chapter of Romans is controversial for its clear commentary on homosexuality. What’s also clear is a view of the deity of Jesus and an understanding of the surprising way God looks at our sin. ◊ Even… Read More ›
Jesus and the Jews
Jesus was Jewish, right? Two different Jesus genealogies are presented in the New Testament writings of Matthew and Luke. Is this still relevant for Jews (and Gentiles) today? Yes! ◊ The very opening lines of the Book of Matthew (written… Read More ›
Christmas Light and Dark
Christmas is a time of joy and giving. Yet the birth of Jesus was fraught with mystery, uncertainty, danger, fear and hardship. The story ends well. How’s your story? ◊ When you think about it, most people associated with the… Read More ›
