Romans

So far in the book of Romans, we have witnessed the depravity of man, and “the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth —.” Yes, on the cross of Calvary , Jesus bore the tremendous burden of sins that had separated us from God. However, our sins are only the fruit of a very bitter root. […]

In less than three chapters, the Holy Spirit has painted a concise but accurate picture of man’s real condition. Be he relatively moral, or blatantly immoral, be he a Jew or a Gentile, “there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” And, as far as man is concerned, that’s the

Well, we didn’t get very far in our study of Romans Chapter 4, did we? As you will remember, Paul was addressing believers, no doubt of Jewish heritage, on the subject of faith. Surprisingly, the very first person he mentioned was the father of their nation. Yes, Abraham was a man of implicit faith. So

You have probably heard the saying, “It’s always darkest before the dawn.” Well, that certainly was the case in our last lesson. As you will remember, the whole problem revolved around righteousness. God, who is completely righteous, cannot lower His standards, and man, who is completely sinful, cannot improve his. It was then that Jesus

In Romans Chapters 1 to 3, God gave His final diagnosis of mankind, and the Holy Spirit recorded it as a testimony to man’s true condition. Basically, God’s examination dealt with three groups of people: The immoral Gentiles, although they refuse to admit it, have always held “the truth in unrighteousness,” the truth being the fact that

In Romans chapters one and two, God makes His case against the Gentiles. Both the immoral and the relatively moral inhabitants of His earth had been tried and found wanting. Certainly, the immoral Gentile could expect God’s condemnation. However, even those whom we might classify as good citizens fared no better. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In today’s lesson,

After Paul introduced himself to the church at Rome , he was led of the Holy Spirit to set down the basic principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He began by declaring in Romans 1:16, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one

Paul’s salutation to the church at Rome covers the first 7 verses of Romans Chapter 1. Last week we only managed to cover 6 of these 7 verses. However, before we press on to V 7, a short review might be in order.  Romans 1:1 “Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated

In most of my lessons, I concentrate on a verse-by-verse study rather than an overview or outline. However, this time before we begin the book of Romans, it might be helpful to look at the rest of the epistles as a whole, and see where this book fits in. To do this, I’m going to