Romans

What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened, as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, down to this very day.” And David says, “Let their table become a snare … Read more

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. —Romans 12:12 Paul tells us to “rejoice in hope” and “be patient in tribulation.” In our broken world, we can never have enough hope and patience. There will always be trying seasons that seem longer and harder than you can bear. Every person you meet … Read more

I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naïve. For your … Read more

So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God, in my innerbeing, but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of … Read more

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. —Romans 8:1 Condemnation is what happens when an authority over us judges us as guilty and renders a punishmentfor us. For example, when a judge tries a case and pronounces someone guilty before issuing a prison sentence, condemnation has occurred. Likewise, when … Read more

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God. —Paul in Romans 1:1 What is the first thing you do when you receive a text message or phone call from someone you don’t know or recognize? You politely ask, “Who is this?” To fully understand what … Read more

I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf, that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, so that by … Read more

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son … And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. —Romans 8:29–30 Who chooses our salvation? There are only three options. The first … Read more

Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. He received the sign of circumcision … Read more

He will render to each one according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. There will be tribulation and … Read more

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” —Paul in … Read more