Romans #34 Personal Greetings, Rom. 16 Paul wraps up his epic letter to Rome with personal greetings. Although Paul had not been to Rome at the time of this writing, he had come to know many in the church at Rome. God’s people had been busy traveling here and there, doing the… Continue Reading
Romans #33 Paul’s Plan to Visit Rome, Rom. 15:23-33 Although Paul had personal plans for travel and evangelism, sometimes the plan was altered. Paul had wished to visit Rome for a long time, but he had been hindered (15:22). This hindrance was not always of the evil sort. Paul had been working… Continue Reading
Romans #32 Paul the Minister to the Gentiles, Rom. 15:14-22 The tension between Jew and Gentile was at least on par with any ethnic struggle today. At the end of Paul’s discourse on the weak and the strong, Paul used several Old Testament references regarding the Gentiles, showing that Gentiles were always… Continue Reading
Romans #31 The Weak and the Strong, Rom. 14:1 – 15:13 This is considered another difficult section by the multitudes. In the final analysis the only difficulty is deciding to follow Paul’s instruction for the strong to defer to the weak in true matters of conscience. The mere appearance of the words… Continue Reading
Romans #30 Submission to the Authorities, Rom. 13:1-7 Rome ruled the world with an iron fist in the day of Paul the apostle. At the beginning of the church, Rome was no threat to Christians. But eventually, Christianity would be regarded as an illegal religion. This was due in large part to… Continue Reading
Romans #29 Submission to the Authorities, Rom. 13:1-7 Rome ruled the world with an iron fist in the day of Paul the apostle. At the beginning of the church, Rome was no threat to Christians. But eventually, Christianity would be regarded as an illegal religion. This was due in large part to… Continue Reading
