Beloved, Before the content of this section may be presented, it is necessary to once again highlight that in many an "Expositional" work there was no mention of Romans chapters nine, ten or eleven. This work does not intend to judge anyone's...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, In light of the fact that Paul has taken time to illustrate God’s divine activity in the lives of His people, it comes quickly to the forefront that this very same activity places the child of God at odds with the rest of the world....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, One might begin to believe that the mandates of the Christian walk are not worth the suffering that so often accompanies the radical transformation that is brought about by the indwelling Spirit of life. This is a fair question and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, Paul speaks to the instrumentality of Christ’s advent in that the second Person of the Godhead was sent by the Father; that is “sending” (πέμψας, aorist active participle) Christ in the likeness of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, If the Scripture speaks to the reality that men violate the mandates of God, how is one to know in what ways have they so violated these mandates? How can one be certain at any given point and under any given set of circumstances...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, “What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, As with many of the foundational doctrines of the Christian faith, sanctification has been lost to obscurity. In modern faith life, sanctification is really seen more as a program, a set of classes that one takes to ensure that they...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, Paul then takes his historical testimony to the next logical conclusion; those who have been declared justified by God are now at peace with God. “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, How then is one to trust such a claim? For those of a religious persuasion, it seems unthinkable to place one’s trust in something other than the core tenets of one’s religion. Therefore, would it not be helpful to examine the very...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, Paul’s indictment against mankind is in and of itself insufficient to bring forth the full adjudication of the God’s case against sin just as a criminal trial does not stop with the formal indictment but continues until either guilt is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
