• Romans 14:1-12 | About Diets and Days

    Intro Having dealt with Christian Civics Paul now takes up yet another touchy subject, Christian Ethics. The dictionary describes “Ethics” as a philosophy that deals with what is good and bad, right, and wrong, moral duty and obligation. Often the…

  • Romans 13:8-14 | Living on the Edge

    Intro We come now to the 2nd and 3rd parts of this chapter as Paul has been giving us a civics lesson on how to be godly citizens to the “powers that be”. I’m amazed at how the one phrase…

  • Romans 13:1-7 | Lessons in Civics

    Intro In the 12th chapter Paul dealt with the obligations of love; those within the body of Christ and those outside the body of Christ. Now Paul points out that we have obligations to love outside these personal relationships to…

  • Romans 12:9-21 | Need a Hug

    Intro A man was walking by a used bookstore and saw a book that intrigued him by what he thought was its title “How to Hug”. When he went in to purchase the book he was disappointed because instead of…

  • Romans 12:3-8 | A Change of Mind

    Intro In the 2nd verse Paul told his readers to be “transformed by the renewing of their minds” the rest of the chapter will explain specifically what it means to have a change of mind!             After many years of…

  • Romans 12:1-2 | Persuaded by His Mercies

    Intro This chapter starts off with an interesting four words: “I beseech you therefore”! The word “beseech” means to plead or to beg. But it is the word “therefore” that catch’s my attention. This word has an arrow attached to…

  • Romans 11:1-36 | Irresistible Goodness – Part II

    Intro The 11th chapter deals with Israel and its relationship to the Church. Historically these two haven’t always gotten along throughout the centuries and their disagreement has led to outright persecution. It is unfortunate that the Church didn’t spend time…

  • Romans 11:1-36 | Irresistible Goodness – Part I

    Intro The 11th chapter deals with Israel and its relationship to the Church. Historically these two haven’t always gotten along throughout the centuries and their disagreement has led to outright persecution. It is unfortunate that the Church didn’t spend time…

  • Romans 10:1-21 | Essentials to Salvation

    Intro This chapter offers the solution to the problem Paul addressed in Romans 9:30-33 “that Israel’s lack of experiencing God’s grace wasn’t because He withheld it from them but rather that they sought His favor by works and by rejecting…

  • Romans 9:14-33 | What if God…?

    Intro The 9th chapter of Romans poses several challenges to the Bible student: In the first 13 verses Paul established three truths with regards to our election to His salvation: Vs. 14-18 It’s a matter of choice Vs. 14 In…