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Romans 10:14-11:10

Romans 10:14–11:10

People must hear the Word through sent gospel preachers in order to believe and call upon Christ, yet many in Israel reject the God who stretches out ...

Romans 9:30-10:13

Romans 9:30-10:13

Gentiles attain righteousness by faith while Israel stumbles by seeking righteousness through law-keeping. God's righteousness is embodied in Jesus Ch...

Romans 9:14-29

Romans 9:14-29

God is not unrighteous in sovereignly showing mercy: fallen people deserve judgment, while compassion is his free gift rather than a human achievement...

Romans 9:1-13

Romans 9:1-13

Paul grieves deeply for unbelieving Israel despite all its covenant privileges and Christ's coming from Israel according to the flesh. God's promise h...

Romans 8:31-39

Romans 8:31-39

Believers can have complete confidence in God because the Father justifies, Christ died, rose, and intercedes, and the Spirit also intercedes. Trials,...

Romans 8:18-30

Romans 8:18-30

Creation and believers groan under present suffering while eagerly awaiting bodily redemption. Christian hope rests in God's promises: the Spirit help...

Romans 8:1-17

Romans 8:1-17

Romans 8:1-17

No Condemnation

Those who are in Christ are no longer condemned or enslaved to sin. God sent his Son to accomplish what the law could not, and the Spirit who raised J...

Romans 7:13-25

Romans 7:13-25

There is no condemnation for those in Christ. What the law could not accomplish through sinful flesh, God accomplished by sending his Son; he now give...

Romans 7:1-12

Romans 7:1-12

Through Christ believers have died to the law's condemnation, are united to the risen Christ, and bear fruit to God in the Spirit. The law itself rema...

Romans 6:15-23

Romans 6:15-23

Freedom from the law never means freedom to sin: everyone serves the master they obey. Grace transfers believers from slavery to sin and death into be...

Romans 6:1-14

Romans 6:1-14

Grace never licenses continued sin because those united to Christ have been baptized into his death and raised into new life. The old self was crucifi...

Romans 5:12-21

Romans 5:12-21

Adam's one transgression brought sin, death, condemnation, and radical corruption to those he represented. Jesus Christ, the better representative and...

Romans 5:1-11

Romans 5:1-11

Justified by faith, believers have peace and access to grace through Jesus and can rejoice even in tribulation as God produces perseverance, character...

Romans 4:13-25

Romans 4:13-25

God's promise to Abraham came through faith and grace rather than the law. Abraham trusted the God who gives life to the dead, did not waver despite h...

Romans 4:1-12

Romans 4:1-12

Abraham was not justified by works but believed God's promise and was counted righteous by grace. David celebrates the same blessing of forgiven and c...

Romans 3:21-31

Romans 3:21-31

All people fall short and cannot be justified by law, but God freely provides his own righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ. Through Christ's bl...

Romans 3:9-20

Romans 3:9-20

Jews and Greeks alike stand under sin: no part of human life escapes corruption in thought, speech, or action. God's law stops every mouth, exposes th...

Romans 3:1-8

Romans 3:1-8

Jewish unbelief does not erase the real privilege of receiving God's oracles, nor can human faithlessness overturn God's faithfulness. Our sin display...

Romans 2:17-29

Romans 2:17-29

Possessing God's law, Jewish heritage, or the sign of circumcision cannot shield a lawbreaker from judgment. Outward signs were meant to point to an i...

Romans 2:1-16

Romans 2:1-16

Neither Jew nor Gentile can claim righteousness or look down on the other. Those without the law remain accountable through conscience, and those with...

Romans 1:16-32

Good News - Bad News

The gospel is God's saving power for every believer and reveals a righteousness received by faith. The bad news is that all people suppress the Creato...

Romans 1:16-32

Romans 1:16-32

Romans announces the good news that God's saving righteousness is received by faith, then exposes the bad news that humanity suppresses God's truth, w...

Romans 1:1-15

Romans 1:1-15

Paul introduces himself as Christ's servant and God-called apostle, set apart to proclaim the promised gospel concerning Jesus: David's royal descenda...