Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRomans 7:1–25: The Oldest Sin in the Book
Every Christian knows the sin you confess, mean it, and find yourself back in anyway: “I do the very thing I hate. The good I want to do, I don't do!…
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Romans 6:1–23: Buried with Christ in Baptism, Raised to Walk
Should we keep sinning since Christ already died and atoned for all of our sins? Paul’s answer to whether we should simply sin in the face of aboundi…
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Romans 5:12–21: One Man’s Trespass, One Man’s Gift
Adam sinned, and death spread to every human being who ever lived. Paul states that plainly and does not soften it. But the free gift is not like the…
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Romans 5:1–11: Suffering, Endurance, Character, Hope
We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. That is where Paul plants his feet before he says something strange: we boast in our sufferings…
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Romans 4:1–25: Abraham Believed God (Before He Was Circumcised)
Abraham is Paul’s test case. Was he justified by works? No. Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness. Paul makes sure you not…
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Romans 3:21–31: “But Now”: Two of the Greatest Words in Scripture
Paul has spent two and a half chapters proving that every mouth is stopped and the whole world is guilty before God. Then he writes two words: but no…
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Romans 3:1-20: Every Mouth Stopped, the Whole World Accountable
Paul is building a courtroom and nobody gets acquitted because no one has obeyed the law. The Jews have the law and break it. The Gentiles have consc…
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Romans 2:1–29: You Who Judge Do the Very Same Things
If you read Romans 1 and felt good about yourself because Paul was talking about other people’s sins, chapter 2 is for you. You who pass judgment hav…
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Romans 1:18–32: God Gave Them Up
Three times Paul writes "God gave them up." The wrath of God is revealed against all ungodliness, and it looks like God stepping back and letting hum…
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Romans 1:1-17: Not Ashamed of God's Will and Word
When Paul says "gospel," his Roman readers would have heard a political word. For them, "gospels" were the emperor's birth, his military victories, a…
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