Life in Christ is lived by the Spirit and not by the law. To live by the law is to have our old sinful nature aroused and exposed by the moral standard that we fail to keep. The result is sin and death. To live by the Spirit is to be raised with Christ as […]
The book of Romans has laid before us God’s gracious plan of salvation. Now, in the sixth chapter, we read the first direct commands. We are called to engage our minds and use our bodies to live in obedience to God. In our minds we consider to be true the spiritual realities of being dead […]
As soon as Paul says that God’s grace abounds over sin, the question about sin and the Christian arises. Shall we, can we, continue in sin in light of God’s saving grace? This passage addresses sin by showing us how God’s grace results in the death of our old self that was in sin, how […]
By the grace of God a new reality defines our lives which we call union with Christ. Union with Christ is rooted in his death and resurrection, in which God considers us to be included. Union with Christ determines the new way we relate to God in our bodies. The result of union with Christ […]
How should we view humanity? How did sin come into the world? Why did death spread to all people? And, most importantly, what is our hope of passing from death to life? In this compact section of Romans, so many questions related to the human condition and to eternal life are answered. The call from […]
This week, Justin and Scott look back at the past five weeks in Romans 5:1-11 and discuss how this passage helps shape our perspective and gives us hope.