Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Bro. Asmundson called me Thursday morning as he was driving past Ellensburg toward Seattle. He asked, “To whom was the Book of Romans written?” My answer was that Paul was writing to the church in Rome – or perhaps “a” church in Rome....
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
I don’t know about you, but I have internet accounts of all kinds by the dozens. I have access to my bank account through the internet. I have an eBay account and a PayPal account, with different passwords. I have an account to buy my vitamins, books, shoes,...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
When I was in Bible school, I bought and read a book called “You Can Lead Roman Catholics to Christ.” It was written by a Canadian missionary who claimed that Quebec was the most rabidly Catholic place in all the world. Since then I have heard that same...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
I have hesitated on several occasions, thinking about whether or not to continue our study of Romans. My problem has been that this is not only deep and heavy, but it is dark and heavy. Even though there are some positive points in these first three chapters, their...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
There is nothing harder than trying to get an really religious man to admit to his need of God’s saving grace. The man who goes to church, and who gave-up a handful of vices like smoking and cursing… The man who was immoral before his marriage, but who...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Paul has just lambasted the Jews for their hypocrisy and heresy. He knew from experience how they highly esteemed their rites and ceremonies. But for the most part, they were empty husks when it came to spiritual realities. So does that mean that there were no...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Just like the Apostle Paul, our Lord Jesus didn’t confine His ministry to the Jews only. Paul begins this book by referring primarily to Gentile people, condemning them for their unbelief. Then in chapter 2 he turns his attention primarily to the Jews and...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
The unbeliever has lots and lots of reasons to hate Bible Christianity. There is the law – which he interprets to be a bunch of rules that he doesn’t want to obey. There is a God Whom he doesn’t want to acknowledge as his King, but Who demands...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
I have been debating with myself on how to approach the next paragraph in our study. As I pointed out last week, I consider it to be the Bible’s definitive statement about sin. Although rebellion against God – sin – is seen from Genesis 3 to...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
You cannot read the Bible too much. We’ve been told that it’s possible to drink too much coffee, too much soda and too much carrot juice, and I’ve been told that it’s even possible to drink too much water. But it’s impossible to drink in...
