Peace With God (5:1) Paul begins chapter 5 with a word about the effect that all of chapter 4 implies to us now that we have become children of God. It is...
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Salvation is a Simple thing, but it is not Easy(4:22-25) Paul concludes his defense of genuine faith by telling us why Abraham is a part of the story. Abraham...
The Content of Genuine Faith (4:17-21) What we find in the next few verses is what Abraham believed, what was the content of his faith, that was counted to him...
Who Do You Trust? (Romans 4:13-16) The reason that Abraham received the inheritance of being the father of many nations and the reason that his children also...
The Seal of Righteousness (Romans 4:9-11a) What was the purpose for all of that has transpired thus far in Abraham’s life? Why did God go through all of...
Why is Faith not Works? (4:4-5) Paul is reminding us of God being both “just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus” [Romans 3:26]. Verse four is...
Abraham our Father (4:1) This first question serves two purposes. First, Paul is linking back the heritage of true faith (faith in the one true God) to the...
Jesus in Your Town While this question is one that could occupy a conversation for a few hours. What I wonder if it a worthy enough question to challenge us...
There are so many things that can drive a wedge between us as God. We have to overcome the first of all enemies, the sin that so easily besets us [Hebrews...
By and Through Faith (3:10b-31) In the last two verses Paul makes an interesting statement that is worth taking note of. The circumcised, the Jew will be...


