The Startling Message of Romans 2:28-29
From another perspective, we have—later in the letter—Paul speaking about Jewish people, even Jewish unbelievers as Jews (3:29). So Paul is not making a ban on any non-believer in the…
Hypocrisy, Pride, and Transparency
Isn’t it fascinating that in Romans 2, what Paul points to back in Isaiah is hypocrisy. That a few hundred years before Paul was writing God’s name was being blasphemed…
Rediscovering Righteousness
The emphasis in Romans 2 is fully on those Jewish people in the church in Rome who had forgotten that they needed to view the world as people who had…
Quick Thought: What Will You be Found Doing When the Lord Jesus Returns?
Those who are not ready for Christ’s return are not those who are taking on major projects but actually all those who are idle or lazy or spending their time…
We’re All On The Spiral
In chapter one of Romans, Paul has linked all these sins, and he’s shown that this is a downward-spiral, and you are always somewhere on the spiral. So you can’t…
What Our Taste in Fiction May Tell us About Reality
There is a reason for why we are drawn to science fiction, comic-book movies, and fantasy-fiction. It’s because often what those kinds of stories do is they show us the…
Understanding Confession: Saying Sorry and Finding Forgiveness
We need to confess our sins before the Lord, we need to say sorry for our wickedness, for our evil, for our greed, for our depravity, we need to say…
Is it Right to Argue Against Certain Sins from Natural Law?
On the one hand, it is faithful to God’s word to say that there are certain sins that are ‘unnatural’ (Romans 1:26). Now, there is an unhelpful way that some…
We Are a Defect-Free Church
Christ’s being the sacrificial lamb who is without defect means that his church, who are washed with his blood, are all without defect too. The Apostle Paul says that ‘in…
Does Who You Fancy Define Who You Are?
In terms of the way that the Apostle Paul talks about these shameful lusts in Romans 1, he says that homosexual practice is something that some people desire and a…