All Sermons in Romans

(Text Only) Title: How Does God Judge Us? I can think of few verses in the Bible that should terrify us as much as this one does. V5 “But in accordance” What Paul is doing is comparing two things and saying there is a divine balance between he two things. On one hand is the…

(Text Only) Title: The Treasure of the Believer v7 Treasure One: For the Believers: Eternal Life We know these people because they patiently continue to do good.  They seek glory, honor, and immortality. Let’s dissect this a little bit. It is hard in a world that is oppositional to Christianity (specifically the exclusivity of Salvation…

(Text Only) Title: Charles Dickens and the Mind of the Believer v8 “but to those who are self seeking, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness…” This is about the most succinct biblical definition we can come up with for a non believer.  Paul outlines three characteristics of those who are not saved:…

(Text Only) Title: A Perfect Balance I.  Four Words v7/8 (read) We see four consequences from Paul for the non believer: 1.  Indignation: Greek “Thumos” Def:  1) passion, angry, heat, anger forthwith boiling up and soon subsiding again 2) glow, ardour, the wine of passion, inflaming wine (which either drives the drinker mad or kills…

(Text Only) Title: Law, Sin, and Standard Today we have the privilege of dealing with a particularly important and wonderful passage in scripture.  Paul’s dialogue in v.12-16 is a reference point of scripture for all believers who understand its full meaning and implication. I.  The Issue is not the Law, it’s the sin. V12 (read)…

(Text Only) Title: Turning to the Jews: Part One: The Law Now Paul’s apology, his defense and explanation of the Christian belief turns toward the Jews as a primary audience, and in the next two passages he will address two very specific arguments: The Law, and Circumcision.  Today we will look at the first of…

(Text Only) Title: Turning to the Jews: Part Two: Conclusions Two weeks ago we looked at Paul’s first argument against his own people, the Jews.  Paul clearly lays out the principle that the Law is something that is more than just observed, it is written on the hearts of those who follow it.  And that…

(Text Only) Title: The Standard of God I.  We can learn from Paul’s style v1 (read) Here we see Paul return to his familiar method of rhetoric.  He takes the position of the opposition (something today we often call “Devil’s Advocate”) in order to answer all objections. This is a method that Paul was a…

(Text Only) Title: Two Legitimate Questions Last week we spent a good deal of time discussing Paul’s mastery of rhetoric in his arguments.  We looked at how Paul had the ability to know who his audience was and anticipate their questions and objections in advance.  Then Paul would answer those questions within the framework of…

(Text Only) Title: Paul’s Exegesis Last week I attempted to explain a bit about the origins of the word “Theology.”  This week I want to deal with another big, fancy word, that isn’t nearly as intimidating as it sounds.  “Exegesis.”   v9 (read) I believe there are two possible interpretations of this verse.  Neither interpretation…

(Text Only) Title: The Point of the Law v19 “law” As we stated last week, we can understand “Law” here to mean the entire O.T. because Paul’s quotations come from Psalms, Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, and Isaiah, and not from the Pentateuch. V19 “says” This is subtle, but don’t miss this, Paul sees the scriptures as living…

(Text Only) Title: The New Day, The Power, and the Hope From a journal about 10 years ago… There are two moments that have defined my life.  Both took place within seven months of each other.  The first was over 10 years ago, during the month of September of 1995.  I was walking across the…