Kingdom Hearts

In Romans 2:17-29, Paul continues his thoughts on the impartiality of God and how all human beings are in dire need of God’s mercy. In essence, he draws a comparison between resorting to law for salvation (it condemns) and resorting to the inward for salvation (it saves).
Regardless of what one’s relationship to the law of [...]

Here are Paul’s words in Romans 2:12-16:
“For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who [...]

This is a question that Jack Cottrell raises in his Romans Commentary and I think he does an excellent job in addressing it. I will do my best to convey to you his thoughts on the matter.
Let’s first look at what the Bible says in portions of Romans 2:
“He will render to each one according [...]

*I apologize to those following my study on Romans for the lengthy time period between chapter 1 posts and chapter 2. I have a lot going on. I will try and do better.
As chapter 1 of Romans closes, Paul is discussing the sinfulness of man. He makes the case that the Gentiles are without excuse [...]

For those of you following my study in Romans, yes it has been a couple of weeks since I have blogged on it. I will be beginning chapter 2 later on in the week. Meanwhile, here is a look at what I have written thus far by way of introduction and Chapter 1.

In making the point that the Gentiles were not exempt from deserving God’s wrath, Paul lists some of the specific sins of which man is guilty (Romans 1:24-32). He lists a host of them; about 25 different sins total. While these are certainly sins we want to avoid, they are not listed so much to [...]

What a shocking beginning to the Book of Romans! Paul seemingly shifts from talking about God’s grace to immediately discussing God’s wrath (Romans 1:18-32). What a way to begin a discussion of good news, right? Paul is showing that the Gentile recipients of this letter have no basis for thinking they are exempt from the [...]

What has been stated regarding grace in my previous posts in no way, shape, or form minimizes the fact that I must make every effort to submit to God’s will (Matthew 7:21-23) and do my best to walk in the light with Jesus (1 John 1:7). Acknowledging God’s grace as the source of my salvation [...]

I have spent a significant part of the last few months considering this connection between grace, faith and works. One reason is because studying Paul’s letter to the Christians in Rome has forced me to delve deeper into the subject. Another reason I have spent so much time looking at this is because of how [...]

The Apostle Paul has just greeted the Christians in Rome and offered some very personal comments about both his desire to see them and preach the gospel to them. Now, before he begins what I believe to be the heart of this letter, he states the following:
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for [...]