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01 Podcasts
What is the Glory of God?
When Paul writes in Ephesians 2 that believers are “growing into a holy temple in the Lord” and “being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit”, he’s drawing on rich Old Testament history.
What Men Wish Women Knew About Men
What one particular husband thinks that other husbands might appreciate him telling their wives.
Do believers sin?
When I was a new Christian, I told another believer that I was struggling with controlling my temper. She told me that I was not a genuine Christian because if I was, I wouldn’t sin. If she is right, not only was I not a Christian then — I still am not a Christian now. When you discover two very different interpretations of the Bible, how do you decide who’s right?
What is the Word of Life?
Is the gospel message of the Word of Life, a “pie in the sky” other worldly gospel? Suppose I give a starving person enough food to eat to this week and next week she starves. Have I failed?
11 Deliverance from Sin (Romans 8.1-12)
Most believers waste time trying to figure out how “to do” Christianity better. We search the Scriptures and self-help books looking for the “12 steps to faith,” “5 steps to better Christian living,” “3 keys to grace”, etc. I’ve got good news and bad news.
10 Law and Sin (Romans 7:7-25)
Paul answers the question: “So if the Law multiplies our sin, is the Law sinful?”
09 Grace and the Law (Romans 6:15-7:6)
If I am no longer under the threat of the Law, then I have no incentive not to sin? So if I have no threat of punishment, why can’t I “eat dessert first?”
08 Grace and Slavery to Sin (Romans 6:1-14)
The promise of the gospel is not that we will have victory over every daily battle of sin in our lives right now. The promise is that ultimately, one day, we will win the war.
07 Grace Abounds (Romans 5:12-21)
By end of Romans 4, Paul made case for why justification by faith. In Romans 5, he answers the question “so what?
06 The Hope of the Gospel (Romans 5:1-11)
What practical personal importance is it that we’re justified? Is this all theological argument? Or does it mean anything on a day-to day level?
05 The Example of Abraham (Romans 4)
The Apostle Paul argues in Romans 4 that everyone who will ever know God must follow the example of Abraham. The question is what is that example exactly?