Introduction I mentioned last time that Paul begins a new section of his letter in chapter 5. Whereas the previous section was about how we're justified through faith in Jesus Christ, the emphasis in this new section is on the assurance of glory. So, now that we've been justified through faith in Jesus Christ, nothing … Continue reading Romans 05(05–11) →

Introduction So far we've seen Paul's desire to preach the gospel message in Rome. And he wanted to preach the gospel message in Rome because he believed the gospel is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes. God works through the preaching of the gospel to give salvation to Jews and … Continue reading Romans 05(01–04) →

Introduction Paul has written that God's wrath is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth about God by their wickedness. His wrath is revealed in the way he lets us fall deeper and deeper into sin and into the misery our sin causes. However, in the … Continue reading Romans 04(09–25) →

Introduction Paul has written that God's wrath is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth about God by their wickedness. His wrath is revealed in the way he lets us fall deeper and deeper into sin and into the misery our sin causes us. However, in … Continue reading Romans 04(01–08) →

Introduction Paul has been teaching us that we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. This is true for Jews and it is true for Gentiles. So, there is no-one righteous, not even one. Though the Jews in Paul's day boasted that they had the law of Moses, and they had … Continue reading Romans 03(27–31) →

Introduction Having spent verse 18 of chapter 1 to verse 20 of chapter 2, telling us the bad news that there is no one righteous, not even one, and that no one will be declared righteous in God's sight by observing the law, Paul starts to tell us the good news from verse 21 of … Continue reading Romans 03(24–31) →

Introduction Ever since verse 18 of chapter 1, the Apostle Paul has been writing about God's wrath and our sinfulness. And he's been driving home the point that all of us are sinners who deserve God's wrath. First of all, in verses 18 to 32 of chapter 1, he considered the case of people in … Continue reading Romans 03(21–24) →

Introduction Let me begin by summarising what we've learnt already. Paul has written about how he longed to go to Rome in order to minister to the members of the church there. And he said that, instead of being ashamed of the gospel, he's eager to preach the gospel, because the gospel is the power … Continue reading Romans 03(01–20) →

Introduction Let me begin by summarising what we've learnt already. Paul has written about how he longed to go to Rome in order to minister to the members of the church there. And he said that -- instead of being ashamed of the gospel -- he was eager to preach the gospel, because the gospel … Continue reading Romans 02(17–29) →

Introduction In verses 18 to 32 of chapter 1, Paul writes how the wrath of God is being revealed against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. And we've seen that God reveals his wrath, not by sending thunderbolts from heaven to destroy the wicked, but by removing … Continue reading Romans 02(01–16) →