To Demonstrate His Justice (Romans 3:21-31)
What makes us right with God? Why should God be pleased with us? Most people would answer these questions by pointing to their good deeds. They have God’s favor because their good deeds outweigh any wrong they might have done. Jewish people would answer that they are pleasing to God because they have the Law […]
No One Is Righteous (Romans 3:9-20)
As people, each one of us is uniquely different from everyone else. We have our individual likes and dislikes. We have our own ways of thinking. We do things differently than others do. We have different talents and abilities. We have different physical characteristics. Some of us are tall, others short. We have different colors […]
God Is True (Romans 3:1-8)
How can we human beings know God? How can we who are sinners have a relationship with God who is holy, righteous and just? Jews would reply that the answer to these questions is the Law of Moses. God entered into a covenant relationship with the Jewish people. Because of the Law they became God’s […]
Knowing and Doing (Romans 2:17-29)
Probably almost everyone who believes in God would agree that He is not only the Creator, but the Judge. Some day, He will right all wrongs and end all the injustice we see and experience in this world. Some day, everyone will answer for what he or she has done. However, this raises a question. […]
Written On Their Hearts (Romans 2:12-16)
There is a principle which says that, “Ignorance of the law is no excuse.” Suppose a man is arrested for cutting down a tree in a public park, for firewood. Will the judge let him off if he says, “I’m sorry your Honor, but I did not know it was against the law to cut […]
According To What He Has Done (Romans 2:1-11)
In his inspired letter to the church at Rome, the Apostle Paul addresses the question of why we need salvation. He points out that people have deliberately turned away from God. They have suppressed the truth, embraced idolatry and, as a result, have fallen prey to all sorts of evil practices. They have no excuse […]
Without Excuse (Romans 1:18-32)
The theme of the Apostle Paul’s inspired letter to the followers of Christ at Rome is that, “…the gospel is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes…” (Romans 1:16 NIV) However, this raises a question. Why do we need to be saved? And, from what do we need to be saved? […]
The Power of God (Romans 1:7-17)
When we think about God’s power, we usually call to mind things like His ability to speak the universe into existence. Or perhaps we call to mind God’s ability to raise the dead and to judge all mankind. But there are other aspects of God’s power which have a direct bearing on our lives. The […]
Introduction and Greeting (Philippians 1:1-2)
An older man was thinking back over his life. As his eyes fell on the chains which bound him he contemplated the series of events which had led to his captivity. He remembered his teachers and the fine education they had given him. He remembered his burning zeal for God which had led him to […]
The Most Important Thing (Galatians 6:11-18)
It is one thing to say that we believe something. It is quite another to be willing to suffer for it. In fact, we can gauge the depth of our convictions by how much persecution we are willing to endure for holding our beliefs. The Apostle Paul was so convinced that salvation can only be […]