Romans 14 Context Romans 14 addresses disputes over “disputable matters”: Food laws (clean vs. unclean foods) Sacred days (Sabbaths, festivals) These tensions came from: Jewish believers still valuing Mosaic practices (Romans 14:2, 5) Gentile believers feeling freedom in Christ (Romans…

March 19 – Iron Men Romans 13 Context Romans 13 connects the theology Paul has developed in Romans 1–11 with the practical Christian life he began in Romans 12. It especially addresses how believers live in society; toward government, neighbors,…

March 5 – Iron Men Romans 12  Context Romans 12 is the TURNING POINT of the entire book of Romans; moving from doctrine to daily life. Up through Romans 1–11, Paul has explained: The universality of sin (Romans 1–3) Justification…

Feb 5 – Iron Men Romans 10  This Thursday, Feb 5th, we will be meeting IN THE WILDCAT at 7:30am. We continue our journey through the longest book in the Testament. Our previous studies are available in our blog section…

Brothers, As we study Santification in Roman’s 6–8, I thought it would be helpful to see how faithful men from church history wrestled with these same passages. Two of the most influential Reformers, Martin Luther and John Calvin, both built…

Context (From Commentary Epistle to Romans by Douglas Moo) Paul writes Romans 6 in response to a possible misunderstanding of his teaching on justification by faith alone (Romans 3–5). In Romans 5:20–21, Paul states, “Where sin increased, grace abounded all…

Romans 5 New International Version Peace and Hope 5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in…

Nov 5 Context Romans 3:21 marks a dramatic shift. After showing that all  (Jew and Gentile) are under sin (1:18–3:20), Paul now proclaims the solution: “But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been made known” (3:21). …