Romans 10 Commentary At any one given point, an individual is haunted by one of the two fears or problems. Both fears may be present at the same time. How do I go to Heaven? You know you cannot, so really, the question is reduced to, who will ascend or take me there? Or, whoContinueContinue reading “Romans 10 Commentary”
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Romans 9 Commentary
Romans 9 Commentary Selective application of mercy: It never goes well with our understanding of fairness. Election: It is a hard one to stomach given God’s righteousness, justice, and perfection. Deuteronomy 32 verse 4. We have references to a bad Pharaoh who enslaved Israel. He was raised specifically so that God’s glory might be displayed.ContinueContinue reading “Romans 9 Commentary”
Romans 8c Commentary
Romans 8c Commentary Yes, there is foreknowledge, but there is also an active involvement in the life of the saint in the present. The saint lives in victory! The saint may know of conquerors, whichever conqueror. But the saint is more than that conqueror or those conquerors. The LORD sees to it!In the example ofContinueContinue reading “Romans 8c Commentary”
Romans 8b Commentary
Romans 8b Commentary Suffering is one condition that the scripture has covered quite extensively. Humanity has endlessly asked the question: Why is there suffering? The word ‘frustration’ is the reality of suffering. Isn’t God powerful enough to save humanity from suffering? Chapter 8 has an answer. The Creator God subjected His own creation to sufferingContinueContinue reading “Romans 8b Commentary”
Romans 8a Commentary
Roman 8a Commentary The Law so anticipates sin or transgression that you actually can make a budget out of a monetary penalty. A law can be a fundraiser for a government! The government smiles but the offender suffers. The offense could be as silly as owning a blue car without a license. The Law ofContinueContinue reading “Romans 8a Commentary”
Romans 7 Commentary
Romans 7 Commentary Released from the law, bound to Christ – that’s the subject of this chapter. Christ becomes the law; Christ rules. We see the fulfillment of Jeremiah’s words: “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts.” Jeremiah 31 verse 33. The law is no longer a setContinueContinue reading “Romans 7 Commentary”
Romans 6 Commentary
Romans 6 Commentary For all purposes, baptism is a cleansing ritual. To be totally immersed in water is to be totally cleansed. It symbolizes holiness. Chapter 6 engages a deeper gear. Baptism is both a burial and resurrection operation. The old life is left behind. You emerge with a new life. You die with ChristContinueContinue reading “Romans 6 Commentary”
Romans 5 Commentary
Romans 5 Commentary Chapter 5 takes us to the creation as we have it in Genesis. Adam is the first man and the father of the life we know. Humanity has its source in Adam. Humanity is faulty on the production line. The factory produces a faulty product – faulty at the source. Adam hasContinueContinue reading “Romans 5 Commentary”
Romans 4 Commentary
Romans 4 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com “Abraham is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised.” Verse 11. Needless to mention he is the father of the circumcised! So the household of faith (circumcised or uncircumcised) has one father – Abraham. With Abraham is an important blessing from the LORD. The LORD repeats theContinueContinue reading “Romans 4 Commentary”
Romans 3 Commentary
Romans 3 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Verdict: All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Verse 23. ‘All’ could be a reference to the three general groups we have encountered in the opening chapters of Romans. First: those that have rejected God (cultists, satanists, mystics – they go by all sorts of names). Second: TheContinueContinue reading “Romans 3 Commentary”
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