Wow, some of the terms and words we run into as we journey through the book of Romans. Two key terms that elaborate the meaning of atonement for sin(s). Expiation is the process by which sins are nullified or covered. Propitiation involves the satisfaction of an offended party, in this case, God. Sin evokes God’s…
No one is righteous Romans 3:9-31 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become…
Romans 1:18—3:20 WHEN GOD GIVES UP As we learned last week, God still induces wrath on the world today. We learned last week also that he will allow his people to use their free will and experience the consequences of their decisions. Verse 18 can be viewed as the opening of a courtroom setting where…
Romans 1:18-23 Gave it all away For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible…
Romans 1:16-18 The Righteous Shall Live by Faith 16 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. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it…
Bible Translations Bible translations, everybody has one. We wind up with one that either someone gave us, one that was on sale or one like the person that led us to Christ. I wanted to revise this post that I did before and add a bit of encouragement. Don’t get stuck on one translation. It…
Romans 1:8-15 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God’s…
This week in our Romans study we bump up against a cultural statement that we just don’t always fully understand. The following section is expanded from Matthew Henry’s commentary and some material from Wikipedia on Hellenistic Greeks. I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians,[a] both to the wise and to the foolish…
This is a great clarification on Faith from my Life Application Study bible and I wanted to share it with you. Faith Faith is a word with manuy meanings. It can mean faithfulness (Matthew 24:45). It can mean absolute trust, as shown by some of the people who came to Jesus for healing (Luke 7:2-10).…
We wanted to clarify and explain some things about this gathering of Christian men. We come from all backgrounds, occupations, churches and a wide variety of families. The main purpose of the group is to… “create a transparent, challenging atmosphere for the wild at heart”. Here is a great little clip by the Skit Guys…